It's not a cheesy, sentimental tearjerker: but man – did I cry!

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2014)

The Fault In Our Stars tells the story of two kids, who are both recovering from cancer, falling in love. This could have so easily become a cheesy, sentimental tearjerker like so many other movies featuring love and disease, but the way the story is told is beautiful.
It is actually a very adult movie, it's smart, funny and sad. The script flaws effortless and leads you inside their story and the people around them. All dealing with the aftermath of their disease in their own way. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort have a great chemistry together and they deliver every line perfectly. (Well, maybe only the sentence about the Dragon Carrot Risotto being human, that was a weird one, and Ansel Elgort clearly had a problem with it.) They stay far away from being pathetic victims, and give many layers to their characters.
Also the supporting cast is making this story really work, especially Laura Dern as the caring, sensitive mother and Nat Wolff, who gives a great comic performance as the best friend of Gus. The cinematography is beautiful. For instance: I love my hometown Amsterdam, and they did a great job showing the beauty of it. This is the Amsterdam I know so well and love so much.
And of course the scriptwriters and the director did a fabulous job with this movie. It's not a cheesy, sentimental tearjerker: but man – did I cry! I don't know the book, and I don't think I ever will. And I don't care. This movie is beautiful and I will remember it for a long time.