"Divergent" stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort come together in the touching tale of two cancer-stricken teenagers in "The Fault in Our Stars."
Woodley plays Hazel, a teen battling thyroid cancer who wants to limit her personal connections out of fear she would emotional wound her loved ones once she dies. Elgort takes on the role of Gus, the eternal optimist who is in remission from his cancer after a drastic surgery. The two meet at a cancer support group and so their story begins. Check out the trailer and what reviewers have to say below.
The Washington Post gives the teen drama 3 out of 4 stars:
"As "The Fault in Our Stars" unfolds, their budding romance reveals inescapable differences between them. [Gus] an inveterate optimist, believing that life and death have a point and that his purpose on Earth is to leave a bright and burning legacy. Hazel's more skeptical, if not cynical: She's far less convinced of things like higher meanings. But as time goes on, it's clear that her doubt masks an overwhelming concern for those she'll leave behind, especially her parents (Laura Dern and Sam Trammell). 'I'm a grenade,' she says at one point. 'One day I'm going to explode, and I feel it's my responsibility to minimize the casualties.'"
The Chicago Tribune gives the film 2 out of 4 stars:
'"The Fault in Our Stars' pushes every button. Gus' best friend, Isaac (Nat Wolff), is going blind, and nursing the heartache of a recent breakup. Hazel is wary of opening her heart to Gus, but he's ready to rip, and they're simpatico in the extreme. On their dream trip to Amsterdam, arranged in defiance of Hazel's doctors' recommendations, they share a tender first-time sexual encounter backed by tons of sensitive ballads on the soundtrack. This is the audience reward for the suffering to come, doled out in a series of tasteful, leisurely goodbyes that take up the final third of the picture."
Rotten Tomatoes audience viewers certify the film fresh with a 93 percent rating:
"[The film] shows the real struggle that cancer patients go through and the realization that life does seem to just suddenly end. It shows the cruelty of people and what people do to get through their struggles. This movie brought me to tears throughout the whole movie. I was certainly not in any way disappointed."
