If you have read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green like I have, then you have probably been anticipating the arrival of the movie. Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, the two work beautifully together to bring Hazel and Gus to life.

Shailene Woodley As Hazel Grace In The Fault In Our Stars

I have to say, I liked the movie quite a bit. At first I was skeptical about Shailene Woodley playing the role of Hazel Grace. My reasoning behind this was that, prior to The Fault In Our Stars, I had only seen her in one other role that I can recall – The Secret Life of the American Teenager. On that show, I felt that although her acting wasn’t the worst I have seen, it could have definitely been better. To be fair, Woodley has worked on other projects since {i.e. Divergent} which seems to have greatly improved acting range. In her portrayal of Hazel Grace, Woodley put all of my doubts to rest and brought to life the character just as I had envisioned her while reading the best selling novel.

I didn’t have any previous knowledge of who Ansel Elgort was, so I really was indifferent towards him. While playing Augustus, he did a splendid job. Not to mention that he is great to look at. 😉 He was cocky, yet awkward at times and I really liked that about him. His character had a great range of emotions that I felt Elgort was able to effectively portray. This made his character likable and easy to empathize with.

I am pleased and feel that both of the main actors did a great job!

One thing I didn’t like about the movie was that I felt they didn’t talk enough about the character Isaac {played by Nat Wolff}. In the book, I really loved and sympathized for his character. In the movie, you only got to see him for a few bit parts which I was really disappointed with. If you did not read the book first, you might not care about this, though.

Also, Willem Dafoe playing Van Houten did a good job. Although his character is hard to like, and I found myself really not caring for this person. Personally, when an actor can make you have such a strong reaction to a character they portray, I think that means that the actor did a fabulous job.

Final Thoughts On The Fault In Our Stars

All together, I think the actors did an amazing job at captivating the audience at appropriate times and I must admit that at many times during the movie I was an emotional mess. If you are emotional and love a good tear jerker, be prepared to bring tissues. The Fault In Our Stars’ movie plotline stays close to that of the book, for which I was very pleased. I love the book and I see no need to change it. Some movie adaptations change the entire story line of a book and ruin it. This is not one of those movies.

Have You Seen The Fault In Our Stars? What Did You Think?