Paper Towns (2015)

It's not my all time favorite movie but definitely not bad. I would absolutely recommend it to others

First time I saw Paper Towns, I loved it; bought the blu-ray, and everything was good with the world. But soon enough I got rid of it. I've recently rebought it, but it's still not perfect.The story focuses on Q, whose been madly in love with his childhood friend Margo, who over the years, has grown further and further away from him, and has gone on a number of wild adventures of her own. After one night of pranking her former friends, Margo seems to have disappeared for good, and Q is on a journey with his friends radar and Ben to find her.To put it simply, Nat Wolff and Cara Delevigne are the best part of this film. Their interactions just feel so real to me. I'd put the last scene of them together on par with something like the ending of 'Her', it's so simply but so effective. Also, like 'Her', it has a bittersweet-ish ending, which I enjoy. I also really like some of the main music in this movie. "Forget the Miracle ever happened" is a great theme and I love how throughout the film there's different styles of it to fit the mood.The film is competently made, with a lot of decent pacing. The acting is also good. The problem with the story is sadly a large chunk of the middle act; it feels so slow. The middle is of course Q and his friends travelling across the country to find Margo, but there's not enough interesting stuff happening to keep me that engaged. Also I just don't think the main three actors have that great of a chemistry together. Something feels out of place, and it's either of those. There's humour littered throughout and I enjoy the character Ben getting 'the girl of his dreams', and I think the relationship between Radar and his girlfriend Angela is cute. I just think the movie picks up WAY more when Q and Margo reunite at the end, and it's really a shame cause the other characters could have been developed a bit more. Also, some of the music they chose for this film is annoying, and it made the film come across like some wannabe art-house project.Overall, it's a good movie, and even though there are STILL parts I skip past because of the awkwardness and straight up cringe of them, mainly, the Ben character, there are a lot of scenes that still make it a fun watch. I'm giving it a 7 out of 10

There are some films designed for multiple generations. Which adult hasn't enjoyed 'Toy Story' equally as much as their child (only on different levels!)? However, 'Paper Towns' seems to be one of those 'young adult' tales that can only really be believed if you haven't really lived that long in life (yes, I'm an old cynic). It's the typical 'boy meets girl' story where the two of them grow up together - as friends, obviously - only for her to start partying hard during her late teens, while he studies hard for later life. Naturally, once their circles have moved in different directions, he assumes they'll never get together - until she appears at his bedroom window one night, asking to borrow his car. Now, the boy and girl in question - Quentin and Margo - are both likable enough (and played respectively by Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne - who, despite what some people say, is actually quite a good young actress who can put on a decent enough American accent), as are their group of friends. So the cast are a fun bunch of people who you will feel drawn to (even if they do offer little new in terms of 'stereotypical American teens'). The problems I can with 'Paper Towns' simply came in the form of its pacing and general believability. The first third of the movie is Nat and Cara, cheering fully tearing up the town in a wild night of throwing caution to the wind and general mayhem. This is fair enough if this is how the whole film was. However, and hopefully I'm not including a spoiler here, Cara then disappears in one of her character's trademark 'mysteries' leaving the rest of the cast wondering where she's gone and how they can find her. And so, for fans of Cara, they may feel a little short-changed by her sudden lack of screen time, as the rest of the movie is taken up with the rest of the cast's road-trip as they try to solve the mystery of where she went to and why.I think I've probably said enough about the plot, so I won't spoil what happens, only to say that - despite the lack of the 'other half' on the love interest part of the story - there are a few things even a hardened cynic such as myself didn't see coming. It seems that whether people love or hate this film depends on how they feel about its ending. Personally, I really enjoyed how they wrapped it up - my only beef was about how the rest of the story was pretty unbelievable. However, what do I know? I'm clearly not this film's demographic - my thirteen year old daughter absolutely loved it, so fair play to the millennials if they appreciate it more than me!

the first sin of the film is its status of sketch. a lot of clichés. old tricks for seduce the public. stereotypes. and the end as axis of profound reflection. all well known in better formulas. the second sin is the impossibility to be convince. Paper Towns is a decent teenage movie. but it seems be result of a kind of Dada art. pieces near other pieces, scenes by other scenes. and the absence of links. something missing and this is the cause to see it as a lesson about classic teenager symbols. and nothing more. sure, it could be a good novel who has the bad luck to have not the most inspired adaptation. but, in same measure, after its final credits or a couple day after you see it, the temptation to define it as boring becomes stronger.