Movie Review - All the Bright Places

Director: Brett Haley
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Runtime: 119 minutes
Year: 2020
Starring: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Luke Wilson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelli O’Hara

Description: The story of Violet (Elle Fanning) and Theodore (Justice Smith), who meet and change each other’s lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2020 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 10: A TEEN MOVIE

Review: We follow Violet, who is dealing with the loss of her sister, who died in a car accident. She meets Theodore Finch, who is also struggling with himself for yet unknown reasons. They have to work together for a school project, where they have to find the most meaningful and beautiful places in Indiana, where they live.
When they meet, Violet is at her worst. Finch helps Violet’s process her sister’s death and it even feels like he becomes her mentor. But Finch’s situation worsened.
If you can appreciate “The Fault in Our Stars’, you will also enjoy this film. “All the Bright Places” shows us in a beautiful wat how two teenagers deal with mental health issues and which effects this has on themselves, their relationships and the people around them. A pretty heavy theme, but the film has plenty of cheerful and light moments.
“All the Bright Places” is a good romantic drama, that doesn’t shy away from heavy topics. But it’s still not daring enough. Although it’s easy to relate to both characters, it’s not completely clear what Finch is struggling with the most and why he is the way he is. I feel like Violet’s character was more in-depth. And there is one character, Amanda, one of Violet’s friends, who has a small subplot that is so thrown in there that it’s really hard to care. When you really want to care, but it’s so out of the blue. And it doesn’t really serve a purpose.
Like I said before, you will probably like it if you enjoyed films like “The Fault in Our Stars”. And it is a pretty good teen drama with a good change that you will shed a tear.

Rating: 3 / 5