Quentin is a shy high school senior who is infatuated with his popular neighbor Margo. When Margo mysteriously vanishes, Quentin enlists the help of his close friends to find her. They use the clues she left behind to track her down. ‘Paper Towns’ hit theaters on Friday, July 24. It was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.
RogerEbert.Com rated the film 3/4 stars. IMDb rated the film 7.1/10 based on 2,541 user ratings. Metacritic gave the film a Metascore of 57 based on reviews by 27 critics. It received 11 positive reviews, 15 mixed reviews and 1 negative review. Its User Score is 6.7 based on 7 user ratings. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film 59% on its Tomatometer with an average rating of 6/10 based on 61 reviews. It received 36 Fresh reviews and 25 Rotten reviews. Its Audience Score is 72% with an average rating of 3.8/5 based on 20,017 ratings. ‘Paper Towns’ runs for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
‘Paper Towns’ stars Nat Wolff as Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, Josiah Cerio as young "Q," Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth Spiegelman, Hannah Alligood as young Margo, Halston Sage as Lacey Pemberton, Austin Abrams as Ben Starling, Justice Smith as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln, Jaz Sinclair as Angela, Griffin Freeman as Jason "Jase" Worthington, Caitlin Carver as Becca Arrington, Cara Buono as Mrs. Jacobsen, Susan Macke Miller as Mrs. Spiegelman, Tom Hillmann as Mr. Spiegelman, Meg Crosbie as Ruthie Spiegelman, Jim Coleman as Detective Otis Warren, and Ansel Elgort as Mason.
The film was directed by Jake Schreier and edited by Jacob Craycroft. The producers of the film are Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey. The screenplay is by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. The film is based on the novel by John Green, with the same title. The $12 million budget film features music by John Debney and Son Lux. Cinematography is by David Lanzenberg. The production companies behind the film are Temple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Movie Reviews:
“Lukewarm as a romance, but the charming young cast helps compensate,” wrote Rafer Guzman from Newsday.
“Fans expecting more than a routine coming-of-age story had better prepare for a paper movie,” wrote Manori Ravindran from Globe and Mail. Ravindran rated the film 2.5/4 stars.
“Even literate voiceovers (this one isn’t so much) telegraph that we’re in for safe if dark ironies and rueful platitudes that inevitably resolve in some glib life lesson,” wrote Peter Keough from Boston Globe. Keough rated the film 2/4 stars.
"It's a coming-of-age story that manages to avoid both easy labels and - perhaps as a result - a lot of clichés," wrote Britton Peele from Dallas Morning News.
"It's a coming-of-age story that manages to avoid both easy labels and - perhaps as a result - a lot of clichés," wrote Joe Neumaier from New York Daily News. Neumaier rated the film 3/5 stars.
"Rarer still is a studio movie for young adults that concerns itself not with vampires or the apocalypse but with the mundane matters of the heart," wrote Rebecca Keegan from Los Angeles Times.
"It’s all very pleasant — the plot isn’t particularly complex, so the film is especially dependent upon the actors, all of whom are enormously likable," wrote Bill Goody Koontz from Arizona Republic.
