This movie has hardly any faults. It was a heart-warming film.

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2016)

Faults in Our Stars was a good movie, but be prepared. This is also a tearjerker, coming-of-age tragedy about two "star-crossed lovers'. So make sure to bring tissue. I cannot tell you, enough, movie, how thankful I am, for our little infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful. Without spoiling the movie, too much, I have to say, I'm a huge fan of author John Green's work. Fault in Our Stars is by far, his best novel, yet. Inspired by the autobiography of Esther Grace Earl, a young woman living with cancer, that John Green was friends with, and adapted from the fourth solo YA novel of the same name. The movie version of Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) & Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort); two recluse teenagers trying to discover with each other, what does it takes to fall in love, when dealing with a life-threating illness, like cancer. Directed by Josh Boone, the two characters in this film, are very well-rounded and likable, however, I found the casting choices, kinda jarring. Don't get me wrong, Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley did fine in their roles, but it's still kinda weird to see, these two actors play lovers, when their previous released roles was 2014's movie, 'Divergent' in which, they played brother and sister. When you think about it, it's kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Another problem with the film and the book is how kinda disrespectful, it is, to holocaust victim, Anne Frank. I really don't understand, why they added a scene like that. It felt out of place. Were they, trying to be funny and make a Seinfeld reference, or were they trying to say, that every moment of life is precious, and you should try to enjoy, every minute of it. Was it, Hazel and Augustus's usual way of honoring the dead!? I still don't get. Anyway, you put it, it's not a good scene. They should had cut it, or change the settling. Anyways, one scene, I wish, the movie kept was, when Hazel goes to visit Isaac (Nat Wolff) at the hospital following his eye surgery. In the movie, she doesn't do that, and it's seem a little mess up, because he plays a big part in Hazel & Gus's relationship. Yes, it probably would have weighed down the main plot, just to build up Hazel's relationship with Isaac, but audiences may miss a lot of what could had been. Plus, Nat Wolff gave such a quietly heartbreaking performance that he really needed to be revisited. Also, where in the hell is Kaitlyn from the novel? In the movie, Kaitlyn doesn't exist, and it's sad; because she really could had add something to the film. Another missing person from the book is Augustus' former girlfriend Caroline Mathers, who died of brain cancer a few years earlier. This really kinda affects the movie for me, because she supposed to weighs heavily on Hazel's mind on deciding to love and be loved, even when you know it will cause pain. Since there's no mention of Caroline, we never truly know for sure, what is going through Hazel's mind or the effect her death had on Gus. Then, there is the fact, that the movie left out an important scene in which Hazel hear Gus crying and yelling at his mom before they leave on their trip to Amsterdam. In the book, that conversation foreshadows a big return to Gus that I felt would had work, to establish, his struggles. Still, I just glad, they didn't sugarcoat, the powerful and mature story, for these teen audience like they did with 2015's adaptation of Paper Towns, another John Green book. However, I didn't like, how director Boone decided to leave out Hazel's disdain for all the Facebook comments people wrote following Gus' death. In the book, Hazel is infuriated by all the clichéd sentiments and rashly posts something critical of another commenter, assuming Gus would have despised the sympathy notes. Having trolls on the Facebook page would make it, a little more realistic in tone. Anyways, the clever dialogue and writing, is still pretty much here, throughout the film. Yes, it makes the characters seem like their talking like old people, but here's the catch. It's supposed to work that way. Not only is, it's supposed to attract the young adult's crowd, but also the older movie going audience as well. In my opinion, it's rare to see, a movie treat its young people as well educated adults. So, I had no problem with that. Also, I had no problem with the soundtrack for this film. "Boom Clap" by Charli XCX might not be, the best written love story, ever. However, it's works for the film. I love the many of fan theories that came out, since this movie came out, like how in-universe, The Fault in Our Stars was written by Peter Van Houten (William Dafoe) or how Hazel writes her own Fan Fic in the An Imperial Affliction universe. Overall: Whatever, people take from this story. It's a great adaptation. Yes, there is some flaws, but it's never drive away, focus on the main story. To quote, Hazel's favorite book, "pain demands to be felt." And feel, you will, which is more than okay. So check this movie for your own.