Review Series

Five Feet Apart Movie Review

I'm reviewing the movie. I'm currently reading the book. Once I'm done with reading the book, it will be reviewed separately. I hear it's slightly different than the movie. So stay tuned for that. 

This movie..... how can I explain it? Masterpiece. Honestly when  the trailer came out there were people who were excited for it and others weren't. I was confused why. I had never heard of cystic fibrosis and I was confused about it. A lot of CFers were either for or against it. I was afraid this was gonna be like the book and movie (honestly never read the book though) The Fault In Our Stars and paint this condition as some romantic thing and promote people who have it and say, "It's okay to break the rules. It doesn't matter." Like I said I never heard of cystic fibrosis at the time. But I caught on that the main characters shouldn't be together because they could kill each other. I couldn't stand The Fault In Our Stars. I only saw it once. It was boring and I felt as though they disrespected people with cancer. I don't hate the actors in that movie. It was just distasteful. I know this is a rant but I wanted to get that out there. But like I said I saw it once when I was 12. Maybe I have it wrong but I'm open for debate. 

Anyway back to the review, I decided around July to watch it with my mother and wow. I expected one or both to die. I expected this to be an offensive movie because they weren't supposed to be together but are. I was shocked. I learned so much from this movie. It was sad, at times there was a funny scene and I laughed and smiled. I really enjoyed the relationship between Stella and Will. Stella is the goody two shoe type who is scared to die because of her parents. Will acts like he doesn't care but he secretly does but feels as though to keep to himself with his cartoons. I felt sorry for everyone who had CF in this movie. It opened my eyes to how real and sometimes scary cystic fibrosis can be.

I have never cried so much during a movie like I did with this one. 30 mins in I was crying until the movie ended. The pacing, the acting, the way everything felt so real was just perfect. I highly suggest everyone (especially everyone who doesn't know cystic fibrosis) watch this film. It's so sad but amazing. Hailey Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse's chemistry is just.... AMAZING. Every actor here blew my mind.

I knew it wasn't accurate. I had a feeling about that. So I did research after I watched it but it's a film. There's only so much Hollywood can do but it's not offensive. It tries hard to be accurate and respectful. Actually Claire Wineland helped with this movie. She had CF but passed away last year. 

The only problem I have with it is Will's mom. I don't think we get to see her character ark much. I just wished we'd get to see her finally understanding her son completely and letting him go. I get she's his mom and worries about losing him. So she needs him to stay safe. But it's not a big issue for me. I saw a deleted scene where she cried and thought that should've been in the final draft to let the audience know she feels bad. But it's okay. The actress did a great job it's just her character.

My rating: 9/10