I really enjoyed Paper Towns. I've not read the book so can't draw any comparisons or comment on the adaptation's accuracy ad nauseum but... I just thoroughly enjoyed it.
Paper Towns is a teenage anthem that resonated with me, like a neat shot of nostaligia - shivers down the spine, the whole deal. It sings of the duality of life at that age - the clash of high school frivolity with moments of such severe gravity they teach you what…
A last minute decision to pop into the cinema's and see this film meant that I could expect nothing more from it than what the poster suggested: A typical period/costume drama with Keira Knightley once more doing what she does best (wearing corsets and looking pouty whilst portraying a hollow-minded character).
The first few minutes of the film both validated and contradicted my assumptions. There was the flamboyance, the costumes, the carefully placed throwbacks to the period but, with the…
