Paper Towns (2015)
7/10
Self aware, down to Earth, satisfyingly fluffy
25 July 2015
Saw it last night. It's tricky to talk about this one without spoiling it. But I will -- discuss, not spoil. It's a romance in two appropriately lopsided acts. Think the structure of The Crying Game melded with the story of The Fault in Our Stars (another perfectly cast movie penned by the writer of this one)... but with any controversial content and nearly all seriousness surgically removed. And, of course, a different finish. This picture gets the love and the depth through flirtation. It's a coming of age story and a nerdy adventure. Leans lightly but certainly on movie high school mores and types and don't go looking for big thrills, unless by big you're content with record breaking black Santas or a surprise cow. The film is a successful story of two ships. Do they pass in the night? Do sparks fly?
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