Great movie. Touching, moving and pretty realistic.

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2014)

I like a happy ending in a movie, and even though this one didn't end in the greatest way(so they live happily ever after obviously) it was pretty enjoying.
There war great acting by young actors, but not only them. Hazel's mom mostly was very good at her part through her struggling to maintain a smile and stay positive and supportive.
The start of the romance was a little cliché, but who cares? It does not bother you at all, it was nice and seemed natural. Even they are pretty young, more teenagers than adults there was great chemistry an nice dialogs.
You don't need to have always a part that the couple has to be in war and break up or have a big fight either. They weren't together for so long, and the little fight/argument that they had about Gus being famous and all was enough.
I liked the stars references too. The text messages would pop star- shaped.
The speeches/eulogies were incredible.
A big part of the film is sad but it's just because it is realistic. The parents knowing the chances for their daughter, they are on alert every single moment but they give her freedom to enjoy her time, as Gus parents do.
The vulnerability and fears of Gus -the cool guy- felt pretty natural too.
Dafoe was a little more cruel that he had too i think for no reason to treat the couple as he did.
Even that the movie has a runtime of 2+ hours, it fulfills this time with enjoyable moments and good scenes, and i say that because many times i think some movies are longer than they should be. And when you reach 2 hours you have to back it up.
It was as raw as it had to about the illness of the protagonists, there was no need to fill the film with more moments of breakdowns and stuff.
To sum up, sad but beautiful movie. It touches you in a enjoyable way.
And sorry for any mistakes, English is not my native language. 9/10