I have so many favorite scenes from this film, but none of them seem like that big of a deal when I try to tell people about them. And that is just the point, this movie is filled with these wonderful little character-moments that really doesn't sound like much, but it's all in the way they come together. The perfect dialogue, the mood and pacing and above all the chemistry between the actors, how they truly seem like the best of friends, makes these scenes extraordinary.
Over all it's a wonderful adaptation, where I thought every change that was made was for the better, and everything important was still there. I especially liked the decision to give Angela, Radar's girlfriend, a bigger part in the otherwise very male-dominated story, and how the main thing in the end became more about friendship, and appreciating a good thing that is right in front of you while you still have it, and less about Margo and who she really was. Because frankly she is not the most interesting part of this story. She is a catalyst for the other events to take place, and even though I could see the allure of Margo Roth Spiegelman I did not miss her while she was gone.
This is by no fault of the actor, Cara Delevigne gives a great performance with just the right balance of attitude and vulnerability, but Nat Wolff's Q and his gang are exceptional together. My favorite is probably Austin Abrams' charming goof ball Ben, but not by much. The biggest concern I had coming into the film was the casting, I really wanted them to get the friends right because their interactions was the best thing about the book for me, and they nailed it. Every one of them.
I love these characters, I loved them in the book and I might even love them a little more in the movie, they are just these fun, kind and amazing kids that I wish I had as friends when I was in high school. As I can neither go back in time nor will fictional beings into existence I'm just glad I get to hang out with them for two hours, be there while they do their everyday things for the last time and have their final adventure together before they head on into their lives. I recommend that you do the same.
Over all it's a wonderful adaptation, where I thought every change that was made was for the better, and everything important was still there. I especially liked the decision to give Angela, Radar's girlfriend, a bigger part in the otherwise very male-dominated story, and how the main thing in the end became more about friendship, and appreciating a good thing that is right in front of you while you still have it, and less about Margo and who she really was. Because frankly she is not the most interesting part of this story. She is a catalyst for the other events to take place, and even though I could see the allure of Margo Roth Spiegelman I did not miss her while she was gone.
This is by no fault of the actor, Cara Delevigne gives a great performance with just the right balance of attitude and vulnerability, but Nat Wolff's Q and his gang are exceptional together. My favorite is probably Austin Abrams' charming goof ball Ben, but not by much. The biggest concern I had coming into the film was the casting, I really wanted them to get the friends right because their interactions was the best thing about the book for me, and they nailed it. Every one of them.
I love these characters, I loved them in the book and I might even love them a little more in the movie, they are just these fun, kind and amazing kids that I wish I had as friends when I was in high school. As I can neither go back in time nor will fictional beings into existence I'm just glad I get to hang out with them for two hours, be there while they do their everyday things for the last time and have their final adventure together before they head on into their lives. I recommend that you do the same.