Paper Towns Review (2015)

Paper Towns

  John Green's latest movie adaption stars Nat Wolff and Cara Delevigne as two very different teenagers who live next door to each other. Nat's character, Q, is very dorky and plays everything safe while Margo is adventurous and popular. Q has had a crush on Margo since she moved in next door when they were ten years old, but as they grew older they grew apart. That is until one night when Margo comes through Q's window asking him to be her revenge accomplice on her cheating boyfriend and fake friends. 

  As a reader of John Green's work, I was really excited for this film even though rotten tomatoes didn't seem to think very highly of it. I on the other hand, found it incredibly enjoyable. While the source material and script can seem conveniently plotted at times, something about this film is just so charming. It works with big themes and efficiently gets them across in it's strong 3rd act.  

  Granted, it does take from some of the cliches of your typical high school flick, but it does so in a way that feels much more earnest. Paper Towns aims high, and though it may not move us quite as much as it wants to, it does move us. 4 out of 5 stars. (It's Great!)