The Fault in Our Stars
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
What critics thought
A broadly well-received YA adaptation that won over most critics with Shailene Woodley's performance and a willingness to mix sharp wit into its tear-jerking premise, though a notable minority found the film's emotional machinery too visible and its manipulation too calculated. The central divide is whether the film earns its sentiment or simply engineers it.
“The Fault in Our Stars is a sharp and emotionally-sophisticated weepie that imbues its teenage characters with rare intelligence, and tackles its bleak subject matter with acerbic wit and tenderness.”
Emma Dibdin·Digital Spy
“If Elgort's Gus is glibly charming and ultimately affecting, The Fault in Our Stars belongs to Woodley, a performer who always seems to be backing warily into her own movies.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“emotionally inert, despite its many moments that are meant to put a lump in our throats.”
Christy Lemire·Roger Ebert's website
“Gus is something of a manic pixie dreamboat: the lesser-spotted male version of the kooky, adoring girlfriend-type sometimes played by Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“the movie is witty and alive and only very occasionally maudlin.”
Dallas Morning News
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Josh BooneDirector
Shailene WoodleyHazel Grace Lancaster
Ansel ElgortAugustus Waters
Nat WolffIsaac
Laura DernFrannie Lancaster
Sam TrammellMichael Lancaster
Willem DafoePeter van Houten
Lotte VerbeekLidewij Vliegenthart
Ana Dela CruzDr. Maria
Randy KovitzDr. Simmons
Toni SaladnaFlight Attendant
David WhalenGus' Dad
Milica GovichGus' Mom
John GreenWriter
Scott NeustadterWriter
Michael H. WeberWriter
Ben RichardsonCinematographyThe Fault in Our Stars
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
What critics thought
A broadly well-received YA adaptation that won over most critics with Shailene Woodley's performance and a willingness to mix sharp wit into its tear-jerking premise, though a notable minority found the film's emotional machinery too visible and its manipulation too calculated. The central divide is whether the film earns its sentiment or simply engineers it.
“The Fault in Our Stars is a sharp and emotionally-sophisticated weepie that imbues its teenage characters with rare intelligence, and tackles its bleak subject matter with acerbic wit and tenderness.”
Emma Dibdin·Digital Spy
“If Elgort's Gus is glibly charming and ultimately affecting, The Fault in Our Stars belongs to Woodley, a performer who always seems to be backing warily into her own movies.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“emotionally inert, despite its many moments that are meant to put a lump in our throats.”
Christy Lemire·Roger Ebert's website
“Gus is something of a manic pixie dreamboat: the lesser-spotted male version of the kooky, adoring girlfriend-type sometimes played by Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“the movie is witty and alive and only very occasionally maudlin.”
Dallas Morning News
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Josh BooneDirectorShailene WoodleyHazel Grace LancasterAnsel ElgortAugustus WatersNat WolffIsaacLaura DernFrannie LancasterSam TrammellMichael LancasterWillem DafoePeter van HoutenLotte VerbeekLidewij VliegenthartAna Dela CruzDr. MariaRandy KovitzDr. SimmonsToni SaladnaFlight AttendantDavid WhalenGus' DadMilica GovichGus' MomJohn GreenWriterScott NeustadterWriterMichael H. WeberWriterBen RichardsonCinematographyStream
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