I honestly did not need the second part of his cameo near the end as it was nowhere near as memorable as his first couple scenes. I did not know Dafoe was in this film, but I enjoyed his short performance. I think in terms of the subject, this still could have been much more authentically emotional, but what the writers came up with isn't a failure either. Sometimes it gets into territory in which it feels it sacrifices realism for a sob story, but that's fine as it only is maybe 2 or 3 times. I rarely had the impression I was watching a genuine character instead of a performance. In any case, he looked really weak compared to Woodley and I can't see him carry a movie that runs for over 2 hours and he is in it for 1.5 hours pretty much. I am not sure if it's the way the character was written, his (mediocre) acting or a combination of both. There is something pretty off-putting about him on several occasions. Unfortunately, I am not too big on Ansel Elgort here. This one here is just another great addition to her résumé. She took a break from acting between 20, but returned by holding her own against Hollywood star George Clooney in the Oscar-winning "The Descendants" and since then it's been a triumphant walk for her leading several movies. Woodley is truly outstanding in the lead and there is no denying that she easily belongs to the most talented actresses from her age group. With the Big C always present, we get to watch how she spends her final months with friends and family. This movie is about a woman suffering from cancer, but that's really just the background story.
The supporting cast includes Oscar nominees like Laura Dern and Willem Dafoe. Lead actress is Shailene Woodley and her male co-lead is played by Ansel Elgort. It is the second directorial effort by Josh Boone and the writing came from the team that worked on "(500) Days of Summer". "The Fault in Our Stars" is one of the most talked about films from last year and this over 2-hour-long film won big at several awards shows that were mostly aimed at younger audiences. Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10 No fault in Woodley's star-making performance
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