Paper Towns Reviews
May not be great but it's "still pretty something".
The first movie that made me feel like a teenager, the story isn't the best nor the characters but it's the adventure, the mystery of the unknown, and the bittersweet finale. It's what young love is all about.
Um filme de comédia romântica-drama adolescente delicioso, que nos remete a adolescência, com nossos questionamentos, dúvidas e temores, a química dos personagens nos leva a imersão, no clima que vislumbra o mistério, comédia salpicada, flerta com o romance. Trilha sonora deliciosa, melancólico e quase sombria. "Talvez nem todos ganhem loteira, mas isso não significa que não pode ter aventuras incríveis e conhecer pessoas extraordinárias, e criar memorias indeléveis, o segredo é perceber isso"
Introverted high school senior Quentin, who has been in love with his cute neighbor, Margo, for years, is unexpectedly taken on a night of wild adventure with his lifelong crush, who then mysteriously disappears the next day. Q follows clues left behind by Margo with his friends as to Margo's possible whereabouts, leading to a road trip and new friendships and relationships. It's a likable teen comedy/drama about young folks discovering themselves, where it's about the journey and not the destination. However, PAPER TOWNS is not as funny or as touching as it thinks it is. Cara Delevingne steals the film as the unpredictable wild child Margo. Although she does not have as much screen time as the other characters, she lives up to her character's larger-than-life persona, and you cannot deny Delevingne's star power. Looking at her filmography, I'm kind of disappointed she hasn't gone on to do anything that is all that notable. She's been in some big films, like the first SUICIDE SQUAD (the bad one and not the good one) and Luc Besson's disappointing VALERIAN, but nothing else of note. With the right project, she should be a star. Halston Sage also makes an impression as Margo's best friend who tags along on the road trip, but the other kids on the road trip never rise above teen movie stereotypes. Although PAPER TOWNS has its moments, it's a far cry compared to the far superior coming-of-age films, such as PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER or SING STREET, which you should immediately watch if you haven't seen either.
Una ciudad falsa, para una chica falsa. Ella sabia lo que quería, o al menos lo que no, no iba a cambiar por enamorarse, y ese fue el primer error de Quentín. Hay que aprender a interpretar los pequeños detalles, mas allá de la ceguera de la ilusión.
Brings me back to my childhood - mainly due to the story telling and the true adventure this film captures. For any nostalgic junkies out there, this is a must see movie. *Adventure meets true romance - with a beautiful ending. Could not give this a higher rating!
Quentin "Q" Jacobsen (Nat Wolff) lives across the street from Margo Roth Spiegelman in Jefferson Park, a subdivision of Orlando, Florida. She is a childhood friend from whom he has drifted over nine years after they discovered the corpse of a local lawyer, Robert Joyner, who killed himself after his divorce. Unbeknownst to Margo, Quentin has been infatuated with her since they became neighbors. After reaching adolescence, Margo (Cara Delevingne) becomes one of the popular girls, with an adventurous reputation, at Jefferson Park High School.[a] In contrast, Quentin is kind, unassertive, and unpopular. His friends are fellow outcasts Benjamin "Ben" Starling and Marcus "Radar" Lincoln. One night, Margo climbs through Quentin's window and recruits him for an all-night, revenge adventure. She has discovered that her boyfriend, Jason "Jase" Worthington, is having sex with one of her friends, Rebecca "Becca" Arrington. After buying supplies, Margo and Quentin pull humiliating pranks on Jason, Rebecca, and their friends, including Margo's best friend, Lacey Pemberton. Margo believes Lacey knew about but did not tell her about the infidelity. However, it is later revealed that Lacey was unaware until she was pranked. The event gives Quentin hope that he finally has a chance to develop a closer relationship with Margo. He begins to learn how to assert himself and to take chances. The next day Margo does not come to school and, after a few days, some consider her missing, while others conclude she left for an undisclosed location... "Paper Towns" received mixed reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reads, "Paper Towns isn't as deep or moving as it wants to be, yet it's still earnest, well-acted, and thoughtful enough to earn a place in the hearts of teen filmgoers of all ages." "Paper Towns" is a bit wishy washy to my mind, trying to blend a coming of age setup with some sort of "mystery" structure with high school as a backdrop. The film doesn't really know what it wants to be. There's no real highs and no real lows in it. It's more of a flatlining movie that plays infront of you. Nat Wolff is somewhat colourless, while Cara Delevingne does have something and her piercing eyes are just lovely. But, I reckon the script (based on the book with the same name) doesn't reach a satisfying result if you ask me, despite ok performances and an ok production.
I appreciate when a movie is so similar to the book 🙏
nao entendo quem nao gosta, a parte da viagem é incrivel.
I thought it was pretty well done though not on par with The Breakfast Club one of my favorites of this type. It's worth the watch.
It is a simple, light hearted movie. I loved the humor. Some of it is cheesy--sure. Maybe it's more a 3 star. I can see many thinking it isn't all that. Reminds me a bit of The Breakfast Club. Thumbs up.
When I read the book, I was totally in awe of the characters, each one of them was amazing (in their own way), and even the secondary characters were very familiar, you could feel them important within the story. After finishing the book I went to see the movie and was very disappointed. The flattest characters I've ever seen in a movie, devoid of emotions. And boy did they remove several important parts of the development of the characters themselves. You never see a great relationship between them in the film, a strange atmosphere is created where at no time do you believe that they are friends, everything happens so fast and without explanation that it loses all the magic of the book itself. That they removed the moment where they raided SeaWorld, it takes a lot out of the character of Q and Margo. And the ending, oh my god, the ending is horrible, where was the magic of the ending, the whole journey, just disappointing. If you haven't read the book or know something about it, I think you'll be able to enjoy it while eating your dinner or just to hang out, but if you've already read the book, please don't make the same mistake as me and don't watch it, it's not worth it
It was a nice movie, but there was missing something. I don't know what but it felt like it needed something more.
I liked it a lot when I was younger and I know it's not an amazing movie but I love Nat Wolff and I don't aim to be objective :)
I like the film. Super like.
This film is a LIFE EXPERIENCE, especially for the younger audience. Delivered it's message by making me rethink and recalculate my perspective on life and the way I live it. A MUST!
Przyjemny, ładny, bardzo normalny... trochę papierowy. Końcówka jakby mniej oczywista (nieco na siłę, może rozczarować)
The soundtrack was better than the movie. The main characters are unlikeable, the plot is predictable, the side characters are more interesting and belong in a better movie. The moral of this movie is to not waste your life. So don’t waste your life watching this movie.
The casting was splendid! And basing it from the book, the start of the movie was pretty accurate it got my hopes up but it was changed and twisted in the middle, especially the ending, it was better in the book. My fav part on the high sped trip was ruined too in the movie.
If the book "paper towns" was a film, it has 4 and a half hours, if the ''paper towns'' film was a book, it would have 30 pages. But in the end I liked it :)