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- 2021
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 17 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 17 m
Summary The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.
Directed By: Stephen Chbosky
Written By: Steven Levenson
- 2021
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 17 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 17 m
Dear Evan Hansen
39
5.4
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Summary The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.
Directed By: Stephen Chbosky
Written By: Steven Levenson
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
39
13% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
54% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
33% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
39
13% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
54% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
33% Negative
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
If you’ve ever felt alone and ignored in life, Dear Evan Hansen may touch you in profound ways.
You see Evan Hansen, all of his flaws and desires and self-loathing laid bare. And there are enough of these goosebump-inducing, epiphanic moments courtesy of the actor that you see why people might love this film as well as cringe at it. Platt does not ruin the movie. He singlehandedly gives it a voice.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 68 User Ratings
5.4
47% Positive
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
15% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
38% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 68 User Ratings
5.4
47% Positive
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
15% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
38% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
Honestly I have no clue why people hate this movie; it really went above and beyond my expectations. A lot of users are saying that they dislike the main character, but throughout the film we see how he is pushed into his lies by his own insecurities and by trying to comfort the Connor’s family. Watch the movie and you’ll instantly understand why telling the truth wasn’t really an option for him in the beginning, taking in his personality and life. Also, personally, I think that Ben Platt really looks like a high schooler for most of the scenes (there are one or two where the illusion slips), and his and the rest of the cast’s performances are absolutely stellar. The music is done really well and I loved every second of it. I cried a little during an especially touching scene with Connor’s dad. Please dont listen to the haters and just watch it. It’s really good!
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This movie was amazing in my opinion. Yes, there are some songs they could've kept. Such as Anybody Have A Map? It could've given us more information about Connor and how life was really like for him. But, I loved the movie so much. Not as good as the musical but still amazing! Definitely worth watching! Hope it'll be online or something other than theaters soon.
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The movie version is simply a poor adaptation, trading the vibrancy and refreshing spirit of the original show for all-too-familiar teen-movie angst, with an out of place leading man.
Relatable in neither its bizarrely specific plotting nor its broadly generic emotions, Dear Evan Hansen is so self-serious that it almost plays like self-parody, only without any “so bad it’s good” fun. We may all be striving for human connection right now, but we’re unlikely to find any here.
The movie asks the audience to not look at two elephants in the room, and unfortunately, no amount of soaring music can relieve that heavy a burden.
Dear Evan Hansen is a rare musical that must be seen to be believed. Few shows are less equipped to grapple with their subject matter; watching someone Wikipedia the plot synopsis of the musical in real time remains one of the last true pleasures available to us as a society.
Treacly and manipulative, Dear Evan Hansen turns villain into victim and grief into an exploitable vulnerability. It made me cringe.
An incredibly emotional, important, and powerful movie musical. The songs are some of the best ever written, and Ben Platt's performance is breathtaking. The entire cast is world-class and the ability to see their emotion up close had my entire family in tears. The movie also manages to keep things light sometimes with a great balance. GO SEE IT!
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Far from the worst thing ever. Yeah, Platt looks really out of place but his co-stars are also in their mid-20s. As far as the story goes… like, it’s weird but hardly offensive. Sure the intended audience will like it.
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Dear Evan Hansen was alright, and honestly better than I expected! A faithful adaptation that is sure to please both fans and newcomers alike. While it does play it safe and is fairy straightforward creatively, the performances ultimately sell it. Can’t say that the general premise/plot progression isn’t extremely weird and questionable, but that’s been an issue long before its big screen debut.
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(Mauro Lanari)
Obscene on a par with its presumptuousness. What good is a musical when the music has been replaced by power hits identical to each other and rejects even for Disney family movies? What is the use of displaying the Radiohead poster when they too have replaced, in the turn of the millennium, guitars with synths and the band with solo careers? What is the use of listing any form of diversity dear to SJWs? Why such a horrible miscasting? Julianne Moore is 60 years old, the age for roles as a grandmother, not as a mother, Amy Adams is at least 10 kilos overweight, Kaitlyn Dever is not credible as a charming girl, Ben Platt's fragility is of a unique dislike. The adolescent discomfort was extraordinarily described by Van Sant in his "Trilogy of Death", long before Chazelle who is as much overrated as Chbosky.
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Production Company
Marc Platt Productions,
Perfect World Pictures,
Universal Pictures,
Dentsu
Release Date Sep 24, 2021
Duration 2 h 17 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline An honest and original story for the outsider in all of us.
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 4 Nominations
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
Grammy Awards
• 1 Nomination
