The Film PAPER TOWNS by Y/A Author John Green

PAPER TOWNS is the latest novel by John Green to be adapted to the screen.  Green, an award winning writer of Y/A novels captures the exurberance of youth and who uses literary & cultural references for added gravitas.  Unlike his previous novel/film THE FAULT in OUR STARS, a stirring  story of young star crossed lovers with terminal illnesses, PAPER TOWNS is a lighter romantic comedy, road trip romp with a group of high school seniors.  The film is a faithful adaption of the novel which is light in tone and shorn of the novel's frequent references to Whitman's Leaves of Grass.  This is a contemporary pastiche: revenge of the nerds, best buds, nice guys who get the girls and the best night of our lives movie.  It captures carefree fun on the precipice of adulthood. The road trip is a little long & the pissing scenes prolonged, but PAPER TOWNS should resonate with todays' teens.  Quentin (Nat Wolf, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS) is the pragmatic, hardworking senior in love with the gorgeous girl next door, Margo (Chanel model Cara Delevingne.)  Quentin's 2 best friends and fellow band mates have always been one beat outside the inner circle of the school's cool crowd.  According to Quentin "Everyone gets a miracle at some point in their lives. You just have to be sure to look for it." PAPER TOWNS is worth catching.