Abby Leary

I was very excited to see this movie since I loved the book so much. The book made me both happy and sad to the extremes. I expected to be a little let down by the movie since most book to movie adaptations are a let down. Instead of a heartbreaking love story, it was a knock-off of a John Green movie. For the entire duration of the movie, I felt nothing, let alone an urge to cry at what was supposed to be a bittersweet coming of age story. Their love story was too rushed to feel real, which defeated the purpose of the entire movie. Many of the smaller details and inside jokes between the couple were not included or barely mentioned. When they were brought back up at the end, only someone who really knows the book would understand the significance. Overall, I was very disappointed in this movie and the lack of character and plot development.