DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT** 

It's so sad, ever since he fell from that tree he thinks he’s still a 17 year old

Who comes to these reviews in hopeful anticipation that Joseph will call someone out for being "elderly"? ....meeeeee! 🙌🏽

Interestingly, the composers Pasek and Paul initially intended this to be a darker story critical of grief performance and based on an experience of Benj Pasek had at school where everyone pretended to be friends with a person who died. The book writer, Steven Levenson, is the one who came up with this story and made Evan the “hero” despite his actions. I would have liked to see their original story but it may not have been a hit.

In the book it is revealed Connor's back story and was bisexual. It's sad that in the movie they totally ignored the book

Actors who are almost 30 and playing a teen is ok in theater where your 50 feet away from the actor’s face. But in film, when the cameras right in your face, you can’t pull that off. It’s so distracting and takes you out of the movie. It’s like, that actor should be cast as a high school teacher about 6 years into his career.

Giiiirl, I THINK I caught Joseph saying "he's not a handsome man", but I am cackling at the beeped out speech! LOL Thank you both for the honest review, I'll avoid this film!

Thanks for the review, guys! I had no intention of watching this movie anyway but appreciate the way you two do what you do!! 👍🏾😘

The movie sounds dreadful. In the trailer, it looked like the lead actor was wearing some weird makeup that made him look even older. I think a lot of people who didn't see the musical thought it was about a gay teen. Thanks for the review and a shame you had to sit through it.

SCREAMING at the braids comments 😂😂 so basically...."This movie was some bullshit"

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I relish everytime Joseph calls someone elderly lol

Great review as always! Joseph, the box braids comment had me rolling! Also, it's funny that you mentioned The Greatest Showman because the songs were written by the same team.

When I finally saw this on Broadway I was completely disgusted by how out of touch the story was. He committed all types of fraud but it's okay because he's socially awkward? Give me a break!

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Love the long reviews!

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Once again, a great review. I saw the movie at an advanced screening last week. I had seen the play so I already knew the story, but it didn't translate that well on screen. Singing on a stage and then signing when the camera is all up on your face are two completely different things. I can see how those unfamiliar with it would see it as manipulative, shallow, and awkward. Unlike the movie, Evan doesn't try to redeem himself in the play. After the fallout, he accepts his fate and it ends at the orchard. I never got why so many young kids loved the play because Evan is basically the villain in the story. It's supposed to show how lying and social media are bad, but no one really learns anything at the end. Only diehard fans will probably love the movie. Also, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the songs, also wrote the songs for The Greatest Showman and La La Land. Dear Evan Hansen came out first. So if the song style sounded familiar, now you know.

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Another long review, I love it!!! I always cringe when someone is singing to someone else. I appreciate Joseph pointing out when people look ancient, or when people's faces are a bit too frozen.It's distracting and takes me out of the movie or show.

Honestly whenever I feel down I come to your channel to snap out of my funk and laugh and get entertained so thank u both.. also I love the way u both describe the movies and ur honest opinions... so again thank you 😊 🙏 ☺ 😘 🙂 💕

Andrew Barth Feldman should’ve been casted as Evan. I think the only reason Ben Platt got the role is because a lot of people just correlate Ben Platt with DEH so he was like an obvious pick. A wrong obvious pick.

The plot is eerily similar to the 2019 netflix show "The Politician" in which Ben Platt plays a socially awkward rich teenager who sings a lot and is in love with a closeted jock who commits suicide. Then the jock's vengeful girlfriend runs against Ben Platt for student body president and they both exploit the suicide for political gain. I would be shocked if the show wasn't crafted to capitalize on the Dear Evan Hansen Broadway hype

It's like in Brideshead Revisited: Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews were supposed to be eighteen, nineteen, twenty- year old boys. Both were _well_ into their mid-to-late late thirties!

I know I’m late to this review, but Ben Platt’s father was the originator of the broadway story where Ben played himself for several years where he wasn’t as old. By the time he made the movie, he wanted to keep Ben as his character in the movie, and even used a lot of CGI to make him appear younger in the movie, but failed completely. Hence, the “creepy” looking parts and scenes when he’s singing. I think they could’ve done a better job at making Ben Platt looking younger, but I am glad they kept him as the character, bc of his talent and voice in general that made the Broadway show so popular. Where I think it failed miserably for me and how Joseph mentioned “out of touch”, is the songs vs. the story surrounding them. The songs were supposed to be deep, meaningful, relatable, all the feels, but the story surrounding the inspirational songs was terrible! This kid (Evan) basically benefited off of someone’s suicide, ran with it bc of the attention he was getting, not only from people at school, but also the attention he was getting from connor’s family (connors mom, the dad he wish he could’ve had, and especially connor’s sister who he had an extreme crush on - it’s all gross!) a sense of the type of family and things he’s never had…I mean, c’mon. It makes Evan’s character a terrible person whether or not he thought he was initially trying to help Connor’s family move on, felt pressured by Connor’s mom (Amy Adam’s), whether or not he didn’t know how viral the story would eventually become. That’s where the writing failed miserably. It’s literally like the songs were made to be beautiful, inclusive and show other people that they’re not alone in dealing with certain mental issues. Like, tf?! I basically like the movie just for the songs and not the terrible story surrounding it.

Well, I don't know what your review will say before the start of the show, but for the purpose of your review and my entertainment I'm going to give it thumbs up👍👍 like always😊

I adore your reviews!

Thanks for saving me from seeing this in the theatre. I’ll wait til I can watch it from home. I predict that will be a few months based on this review 😂

I did learn one thing from this film… Julianne Moore can’t sing. Good review though! 👍

That thumbnail has me nervous 😧

love watching your reviews you two! Umm,... I think I will pass on this one. Thank you :)

I think I will skip this one. It doesn’t matter if it’s gay boy or if a little girl who has a crush. If you are a lousy person; you are not to be the hero in the story. I sometimes enjoy musicals and sometimes I don’t. This just sounds like a story that would be frustrating. Ben Platt has a lovely voice. But, this story doesn’t interest me. I enjoy y’all’s reviews so much.

Oh gosh I wish I could have experienced Joseph laughing during the serious moments w/ the tragic box braids 🤣 The play didn’t garner my interest let alone this movie. But this review is so funny I might watch to view as a dark, overdramatic comedy

From the trailer of the film I wondered if the movie would be exploitative of "suicide", and it looks like it partly was. That, along with the creepiness of Ben Platt's portrayal of a teenager, I thought very little of this movie. It was great fun watching your review though. And I appreciate the consideration of my suggestion for saying yay/nay at the beginning. Love you both.

Lol what's the the bleeps? It was hilarious

The original story by the playwrights was specifically about the exploitation of tragedy not just suicide awareness.

I LOVE that you are going to give the movie a thumbs up or down at the beginning now!! Brilliant! Thank you! I was watching your reviews to see what movies to go see and what to skip ... and this helps tremendously! You both are awesome!

I have zero interest in seeing this film, the lead looks so miscast as a teenager - and its very distracting, also a little bit creepy - but I am so glad I watched this review cause I literally LMAO through most of it. Thank you for the deep belly laughs friends.So grateful. Wishing you an awesome day. 🌈❤️🌹

Thanks for the review!. Always love them. I was not planning to watch and now I definitely will not!!

I loved this discussion!

Ben Platt was in the Broadway version and this film. Honestly I think they should have hired someone else like Ansel Elgort or some unknown actor as Evan Hansen. I read that the film is full on nepotism since Ben Platt's famous dad Marc Platt was involved with this film

People keep saying, "they don't think Evan is as bad as everyone says he is" and "it's understandable that he got caught up in people pleasing". However, I strongly disagree. I can more so understand if he had just said they were friends for a short time and that was the only letter he received. Evan goes from 0 to 100 and makes a mountain of fake emails after one dinner with the family. I cannot understand how anyone trying to people please to go that far with it. Then, he completely throws the memory of Connor aside by not attending the meetings because he starts benefitting from the lie. Then after the lie is out and everything is said and done, what repercussions does Evan face? He can't go to college right away and no one talks to him at lunch. Okay, well if he hadn't lied in the first place, that's the same place he would have been in. Evan Hansen just came across as such a gross character and Ben Platt looking 30 doesn't help

Honestly, I thought the thumbnail had this character playing dodgeball and losing...badly😂 Almost in a Napoleon Dynamite way lol

Great review! I think the reason the age is such a huge contention point is that he’s the only actor that actually looks out of place. Plenty of defenders of his casting try to bring up grease as an example of casting older actors but at least in Grease, EVERYONE looked old, so nobody was singled out and halfway through the movie, you forget about their ages. I understand Ben Platt was similar in age to his other actors but they at least believably looked like teenagers, he does not.

I have a feeling that this movie will age very poorly...kind of like Ben Platt.

This review saved me 2H 17M, this is a long movie. Who knows, maybe this was written by a Glee fan who made a serious musical about suicide instead of a comedy. Most recent good movie can think of about characters in high school is Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl. Great movie, especially for film lovers.

I was 50/50 on whether to watch this movie, which to date I still haven't watched it because something felt suspiciously off about this movie. But after watching your reviews, it now confirms my suspicion - it's definitely 'clickbait'! The movie's trailer portrayed this movie to be about a popular teen boy (Connor) who soon dies after befriending Evan Hansen, a socially awkward shy schoolmate. But after Connor's family and the school community mistakenly find out that Evan & Connor were close friends from a letter allegedly left behind by Connor, Evan immediately inherited the recognition & popularity of Connor. The trailer further portrayed about Evan's personal growth by learning to overcome his social awkwardness, his inability to make friends, to explore beyond his comfort zone and lastly, Evan learning to accept & love himself. Meanwhile, the movie's use of its trailer was just a form of manipulation by using clickbait methods to pull on the people's heartstrings - exactly what Joseph mentioned early in his review. I'm so glad I watched your review beforehand; thank you for same!

Très intéressant. J’adore votre critiques.

Well, this review was BEEEEEEEEEEEEP, it really makes me want to BEEEEEP at the Theater.

You two are the best.

I am screaming at the extended bleep around 15 minutes

Just came from the movies. I have mixed feelings about this film. I cried, laughed at the unbelievable parts, and annoyed about the fall out. The video of Connor playing the guitar at the end was a sweet touch. The best thing about the film is this was the first time I saw a movie in the new IMAX format. Anyway the film wasn't too bad and as always love your review.

The way I read Joseph's lips lol

Whats with the censoring?

This film was pure cringe & painfully bad 🥴 So glad you guys hated it too 😂

Thanks for watching this so that I don’t have too. :)

So this is the closest I'll come to watching this film. The main actor is as convincing as a teen as the cast of Grease was. Sounds out of touch and being a musical doesn't help as spontaneously breaking into song is disjointing to me anyway. And yes, God Bless Julianne Moore! Just in general! Great review--thank you!

Ben Platt is actually openly gay. So Joseph was unknowingly accurate with his gay reference at the beginning haha. Julianne Moore always delivers a solid performance.

Are you saying the characters are too privileged to have mental health issues. You do know that cis gender white men are the ones who are committing suicide. And cisgender white women are the ones who are mostly committing or attempting suicides.

“Generation defining”….your can’t help you face. 😂😂😂

Whats with the massive bleeped out section... can someone please explain to me what was so bad it needed to be bleeped out for like 10 secs???

What was bleeped out?

The book is based on the Broadway musical. The musical came first

Y’all the same writing team wrote the music for Greatest Showman. Lol

The more I hear about this movie the less sure I am how it even got made 😂 and with Amy adams!!!

Wonder is genuinely great!

...was that "young as-a-m*****f**r" 🤣 16:12...if not I have told on myself..well love the review anyway

Eyeroll this movie

Perks was very good. Well written.

What was up with the bleeping noises around 13:50...?

Evan looks like a senior citizen, makes it hard to believe the story. Also the exaggerated faces he does is very theatrical and awkward.

Maybe you can do the stars in the beginning for those who don’t want spoilers …

If I remember correctly the book was really good

The depressing part is that the girl who plays Zoe and the actor who plays Evan are actually really close in age. 😂

I know this video has been out a while but I think I was one of the only people in my friend group that didn't like Dear Evan Hansen. To me most of the songs (if not all) are super cheesy or corny or extremely preachy (the song You Will Be Found just really sounds like a church song to me and I hate it). That being said considering I don't like the musical I very much doubt I'll ever watch the movie

That lead is one poor unfortunate soul looking like a 40 yr old man in a terrible wig and his character is a total creep extortionist liar with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Thanks for this review bc I am not watching this. Just throw the whole thing away

He looks like he is a senior in college 😂

To start off, The Greatest Showman was NEVER on Broadway 😂 Everything you all said are problems I had with the Broadway show. And the whiteness of it as well. It seemed like he did it to get into Zoe's pants as well. I'm definitely not risking Covid-19 and wearing a mask to see this film adaptation. You guys were spot on and this was fun to watch. Also, that is the way Ben performed the songs on Broadway and it seemed ridiculous for him to perform it that way in a film. I also agree this story is clickbait. Thanks for making me laugh guys!

I’ve heard of the movie that’s it. Let’s do this.

I saw it on stage last weekend. I don't plan to see the movie. I sat shaking my head through the whole thing. Pure trash on so many levels. I was conned by the marketing of this as inspirational and uplifting.

Oh, Ben Platt played on the politician. It was rather weird to see him sing in that show, too. And, yes, he sings great, though. He played a rich teen in the politician and already looked old in that, years ago. I’ll see this some day … thank you. And, yes, old people always play teens, and it’s always off.

I havent seen the film yet, but from what I’ve gathered, they didn’t show that Evan felt a lot of guilt for everything and how suicidal he truly was. I mean his letter about his day could be mistaken for a suicide letter! The whole Connor and family thing was more of a distraction from his deep depression, and a glimpse of what he could have, and once he got a taste of that he couldn’t let it go. ”Good for you” showed all the guilt he felt for everything, but they cut that song smh

That dude is just creepy, however old he is 😬

the psychic thing is perfect. Also thank you, everyone seems so off, that you hope for a better movie....but only for a little bit. Your realize it's just bad, and expecting good. Also Ben is just not, likable, even just physically as he is acted. Ben doesn't grow, and it's sad that one thinks that just being popular is the cure for anxiety and depression.... not the therapy and medication and such that his mom has been getting for him. Hey anxious and depressed people, only when you get attention and popular will you feel better.

The broadway musical was not based on the novel. It was the other way around.

Lol they are gay. Omg , I got signals too and yeah lol lame. Do you think they should have expanded on their closeted natured awkwardness?

The actor was 26 when he filmed the movie. There was many kids in my high school who looked much older then him. It did not bug me. I just thought the story could have been much better.

I saw the musical and it was fantastic. I had also listened to the soundtrack and was aware of the premise of the show. I think it was the producers and director's fault for Ben Platt's look in the movie. A number tv and movie characters are played by actors in their 20s. I was worried that the play wouldn't translate well. It sounds like it didn't.

I'd heard of this, however I didn't believe it was more than another teen drama, high school corny stereotype BS. I now see there's way more than that. I feel that the teen suicide is conducted in a cliche manner...?

He’s not a very handsome man

This movie wasn't that bad even though in one scene he looked like he was 40 years old. He should have relaxed his hair to look younger so it'd be softer.

It's World's Greatest Dad but much less interesting

I think you guys might be dead inside then! Maybe because I love the broadway show but I loved it !