This film is loaded with humor, but it also has powerful performances by stellar actors. The author was on set during the filming, so he was downstairs while the mother and daughter were doing an extremely emotional scene in an upstairs bedroom. Green became so agitated when he heard the girl's voice, they had to restrain him from barging in on the scene to comfort her.
We admire:
- Shailene Woodley ("Divergent") is Hazel, our young heroine, suffering from terminal cancer, who schleps her oxygen equipment everywhere she goes...including Anne Frank's attic in Amsterdam!
- Ansel Elgort ("Divergent" - he was her brother in that one) Gus refuses to be pulled into Hazel's negative space, but he does it with such wit and charm, she can't help but respond.
- Laura Dern ("Enlightened") is our heroine's happily married mother, insightful, supportive and consistently loving.
- Sam Trammell ("True Blood") is her father, who isn't sure his girl has enough strength for a friendship like this.
- Nat Wolff ("Stuck in Love") is their best friend Isaac who has lost one eye to cancer and now is confronted with the possibility of losing the other...plus a girlfriend. He shows us the therapeutic value of venting one's rage. We LOVED the scene with the eggs!
- Willem Dafoe ("The Grand Budapest Hotel") is Peter Van Houten, a much-admired author they want to meet.
- Lotte Verbeek ("Outlander"!) is his lovely personal assistant.
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Here is a trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1268034329/
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Here is a trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1268034329/
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