Love Conquers All

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2014)

Love Conquers All: I saw The Fault in Our Stars starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort tonight at AMC Theatres! "Hazel" (Shailene Woodley) meets "Gus" (Ansel Elgort) at a cancer support group meeting and they basically fall in love. "Hazel" does have doubts about falling in love because of her terminal health condition stating she's a "Ticking Time-Bomb" but gives in to "Gus" who really goes hard for her. I really liked how they both were very witty even knowing their lives would eventually end. I also liked his style of trying to land a date! Not too aggressive but romantic to say the least. Nothing like two virgins going on a picnic! ;-)
"An Imperial Affliction" by "Peter Van Houten" played by Willem Dafoe was a book mainly "Hazel" was obsessed with but her boyfriend "Gus" becomes interested in what the book was about, what it had to offer to their relationship, and her real story, not her cancer story. This led "Hazel" "Gus" and her mother "Frannie" played by Laura Dern to take a dream trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands seeking out answers to their questions regarding Van Houten's book.
The end of the movie is quite tragic and emotional, but there's a twist of irony prior to the tragic ending. How would you like to attend your own funeral? Tom Sawyer did in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I would say, if you go see it, take a box of Kleenex® Brand, your significant, other OR close friend with you, so you have someone's shoulder to cry on! Just sayin... I give it a rating of 9/10! Go see it! #maverickradio