An average movie

Since I have a weak spot for Dakota Fanning, I was quite eager to check this flick. To be honest, I thought she was eventually a rather odd choice to play the main character. I mean, either you move the story to the USA (it has been done before, see for example 'High Fidelity') or just pick up an English actress, it's not as if there wouldn’t have been any suitable candidate. I mean, it's not that Fanning was bad, she actually gave a solid performance but it was really distracting and a rather misguided choice. On top of that, after watching ' The Fault in our Stars', it was just so similar, it felt a little bit like a déjà vu. Furthermore, both movies basically had the same issues, in the sense that they were based on some strong emotional and rather realistic tales but they were both pulled down by the usual tricks and gimmicks of the genre. At least, this one didn’t have a twist towards the end but I can’t say it was actually better. Anyway, to conclude, even though it wasn't great, it was still a decent drama and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10