Straight from the book almost

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2014)

I have been waiting for months and months for this movie to come out, and my wait was DEFINITELY not in vain. From direct book quotes to the incredible acting and chemistry between Shai and Ansel, this movie had me crying from the sheer beauty of some parts and sobbing from the extremely well-portrayed sadness and despair that comes with cancer and suffering. Hazel's eulogy was directly from the book and brought me to tears, as did Isaac's speech and Gus's reactions. The scene with van Houten played out almost exactly like in the book, and Hazel's temper provided comic relief from the impending catastrophe at the end.
The chemistry between Shailene and Ansel was incredible. Being friends from shooting Divergent together, they could easily get along and communicate, and it was evident in the way that Ansel played Augustus that his character was deeply in love with Shailene's character Hazel. I felt like they were not actors, but the characters from one of my favorite books of all time brought to life on a 40-foot screen. The movie surpassed my expectations and left me speechless with tears brimming out of my eyes, and I absolutely loved it. If the scale went higher, it would get a 17 out of 10 from me.