Paper Towns
Young adult mystery adapted from the best-selling novel by John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars. A road trip is kicked off by a group of friends in search of a girl next door who has gone missing. This is director Jake Schreier’s follow-up to his 2012 feature debut Robot & Frank.
- Director:
- Jake Schreier ('Robot & Frank')
- Writer:
- Scott NeustadterMichael H Weber
- Cast:
- Cara DelevingneCara BuonoNat WolffHalston SageAustin AbramsCaitlin Carver
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksFrom font choices to poster image, Paper Towns is clearly trying to riff on the success of last year’s The Fault in Our Stars, based on another novel by John Green which he wrote four years after this. The good news for fans of that film is this is a worthy follow up. The better news, for fans of films, is this is much broader, and more enjoyable.
Variety
pressIt may not subvert every cliche of the high-school romance genre, but... pulses with moving and melancholy moments.
The New York Times
pressA serenely bland adaptation of the John Green young-adult novel about a regular boy in love with the mystery girl next door.
The Guardian
pressThe story is preposterous but then so is being a teenager, and while those years grow increasingly distant, I suspect the intended audience will still identify with its characters.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe film plays it safe, portraying only the mildest or most fanciful forms of teen rebellion.
Stuff
pressIn many ways, that road trip is highlight of the film, offering some good laughs and a glimpse of high school bonding at its best.
Los Angeles Times
pressNeustadter and Weber have a feel for the mundane moments of teen life that carry an emotional punch.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn its considered, neatly packaged way, the film occupies a safe and solid middle-class middle ground in teen storyland...
FilmInk
pressThe film rightly treads a neat middle ground between sentimental teen idealism and the indie cool of The OC.
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksFrom font choices to poster image, Paper Towns is clearly trying to riff on the success of last year’s The Fault in Our Stars, based on another novel by John Green which he wrote four years after this. The good news for fans of that film is this is a worthy follow up. The better news, for fans of films, is this is much broader, and more enjoyable.
Variety
pressIt may not subvert every cliche of the high-school romance genre, but... pulses with moving and melancholy moments.
The New York Times
pressA serenely bland adaptation of the John Green young-adult novel about a regular boy in love with the mystery girl next door.
The Guardian
pressThe story is preposterous but then so is being a teenager, and while those years grow increasingly distant, I suspect the intended audience will still identify with its characters.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe film plays it safe, portraying only the mildest or most fanciful forms of teen rebellion.
Stuff
pressIn many ways, that road trip is highlight of the film, offering some good laughs and a glimpse of high school bonding at its best.
Los Angeles Times
pressNeustadter and Weber have a feel for the mundane moments of teen life that carry an emotional punch.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn its considered, neatly packaged way, the film occupies a safe and solid middle-class middle ground in teen storyland...
FilmInk
pressThe film rightly treads a neat middle ground between sentimental teen idealism and the indie cool of The OC.
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