In many ways, it sets up Margo to be quite the bitter character, a nice girl who chose to become the popular kid rather than the loyal friend. There is a tragic air to this crush being the simple remainder of a strong friendship forgotten by time. Then they drifted apart, a casual friendship between them but a chasm of social circles separating that once strong bond. There is a quick flashback that sets them up as strong friends who grew apart, spending their childhood playing detective games and hanging out.

Instantly, you see Margo through his eyes, the pretty yet interesting neighbour. The film revolves around him and his crush on the girl next door, Margo. It creates the wonderful sense of a truly wholesome character, miles apart from the singular stereotypes we would have gotten in a 80s high school movie. The other students see what they want to see, but Quentin has a knack for strong grades, a decent sense of humour and deep sincerity to his character that is only ever touched upon. Yet underneath the stereotype, there is so much more life to him, something that most viewers will be able to see in themselves. He is the quiet kid at school, with his miniature friend group, missing out on all the cool parties. But there is more beneath the surface of the actor, the smaller details breaking through in the performance. On the surface, Wolff is coasting through, passively emoting to the wilder antics of his two friends. Nat Wolff brings an understated charisma to the part of Quentin, known as Q to his friends. It helps that its two leads are alternative choices of casting. Thankfully, the film is a pleasant surprise. However, one book does not make a solid author and Paper Towns is argued to suffer from a weak ending. They have taken a stand-alone success and in a desperate attempt to cash in, are doing the very best to turn it into some vague form of franchise (to hammer home the point: look out for a brilliant Fault in Our Stars cameo).

However, rather than looking for the next exciting source of entertainment, the producers took the easy road and simply trawled through John Green’s other books, adapting the first one they got their hands onto. When one of John Green’s novels, the outstanding (both film and book) Fault in Our Stars exploded into our lives, it was a genuine cinematic triumph. It is a good example of fast food cinema. When she goes missing, he launches on a quest to find her. Plot: Quentin (Wolff) has a crush on the weird girl next door (Delevingne). Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage

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