Not perfect, but very well-cast.

Chbosky wrote the screenplay, so maybe this goes without saying, but it’s odd how closely the film mirrors the book. There were elements that I was sure would be left out of the film, but they weren’t. The last fifteen minutes are gripping.

Ezra Miller is going to go a long, long way.

Logan Lerman, too, finally plays someone with a bit of humanity (sorry, but Percy Jackson just has too much going on). I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s being fawned over in five years or so.

This isn’t too much of a surprise, but the big star draws - Emma Watson and Paul Rudd - were kind of bland by comparison. That’s not to say they were bad (I think their agency as characters was ramped down a little for the sake of narrative flow) but that they were pushed to the background a little. The will-they-won’t-they relationship tension in the book is pushed to breaking point, whereas here it’s a little rushed.

Miller in drag gave me odd feelings that I’m not sure I should talk about.

The tunnel scene (which I think is key) was brilliantly realised, and almost exactly as I imagined it.

This also deals with PTSD in a surprisingly mature way (I say surprising; films don’t tend to do it well. Brooding in a corner is not mental illness). It’s good to see it handled well.

I’d be very interested to hear the views of someone a decade older or so (just because I suspect this film inspires a range of reactions), but I enjoyed it.