Not a typical teen romance film

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2014)

These days with so much emphasis being put into movies with high-tech special effects and things going boom. It's refreshing to have a chance to watch a gem of a film such as this one. Now, I am not one of those audience members that are into romance movies much (maybe during my younger days), especially teen romance movies. But I am so glad I got a chance to watch this teen romance movie. Lot of teen romance movies or dramas these days seems to go into that really sappy, pretentious, delusion direction and just misses it's mark. And seems to target the audience members that likes to eat a bucket of ice cream while watching some superficial cardboard cutouts input on what love is in order to feel that sense of sweetness in their lives (which is understandable). However this movie is like a romantic poetry on screen, this is a bold statement but I would even go as far as calling it modern day Shakespearian story work. Mainly because the story is so well written and it delves into the mindset and the core if the matter when it comes to emotions and heart. So when it comes to the story it's about 2 people dealing with cancer and the relationship between one another. You can let reality crush you and live in denial while trying to forget by means possible or you can stand and fight through and seek (and these are two characters dealing with cancers!). It also wasn't forced to get emotions our of the audiences or did it seem self-indulgent like some art house movies. Sometimes when it comes to movies like this, even the serious scenes sometimes comes off funny because of how cheesy it is, however that wasn't the case for this film. When it came to the funny parts the audiences in the theater was laughing, during the cute scenes they were all chuckling, and during the sad or serious scenes it was dead silent. That my friends is movie magic, as a matter of fact I ALMOST cried...That is a lie, I actually did cried then looked around to see I wasn't the only one in order to not go in that guilt trip. Thankfully, I wasn't the only one, but even if I was the only one, it's okay. Augustus Waters is now one of my favorite leading male character in this genre. He is just so charming, humorous, witty, knows how to use sarcasm in a non-demeaning way and above all the guy has integrity. The couple in this film was so likable, cute and the chemistry was so uplifting that I wanted to get out of my seat and root for them. Overall this is a movie that really tugs on the heartstrings and is not just another teen romance movies that Hollywood seems to be chugging out these days. If anyone including teens and even elders are looking for something to do during date night, check this film out. It will make you fall in love with movies all over again. As a matter of fact this is probably my favorite film of 2014. Oh and the soundtrack is fantastic.
10/10