Not Quite as Good as the Book

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2014)

This movie struck my interest before I even knew there was a book, so I decided despite how eager I was to see it, to read the book first which is unlike me and I am so glad I did. It is a difficult task to turn a movie into a book because the readers will never be satisfied. If you read the book then you know that the movie leaves out many parts. I believe the movie would have been a lot better had there been more narration by Hazel because a large percentage of the book she is narrating and is funny and witty and you don't get to see that in the movie. Also one of my favorite scenes in the book when all of them are together and Gus is dying and they are still cracking jokes about how is good looks blinded their friend Isaac. It was that sort of thing that made you fall in love with them. Now don't get me wrong because I'm being a book snob, this movie despite these small flaws, that only those who read the book would see, is beautiful, I still cried my eyes out just like I did when I read the book. The casting is great and you fall in love with Gus as hard as Hazel does.