Turtles All the Way Down

“Turtles All the Way Down” makes Aza’s OCD just specific enough to draw us in, then deals with it in a way that’s just manipulative and sugar-coated enough to leave us thinking, “Yep, it’s another YA movie.”

It’s a charming, delightful YA romance that doesn’t bind itself to the sole enjoyment of its target market.

“Turtles,” to its credit, never locates a specious source of Aza’s troubles, nor does it try to unveil a solution to her suffering.

A mostly moving portrait of how one teenager navigates her mind’s unruly terrain.

Being a teenager? It’s not for the faint of heart. Being a Green teen? Well, at least someone is treating you like an adult. The latest Green adaptation, “Turtles All the Way Down,” offers yet another sterling example of that mindset and the power of it.

Manages to bridge the vast and the daily minutiae of high school life with relative aplomb.

It’s a great cast, solid direction from actress-turned-director Hannah Marks, and most of the ingredients we can expect to see in John Green’s work.

More ludicrous than perceptive.

... probes Aza’s troubled mind with sympathy and compassion, although the idealistic film remains too detached from reality to forge a deeper emotional impact.

Turtles All the Way Down stands out as a complex, engaging, thematically rich story of self-discovery. A balance of entertainment and reflection that I recommend to viewers seeking a touching, educational home cinema session."