Quentin and his high school friends set to look for Margo, the love of his life. Margo did not come home, and was considered lost after three days from the night that she and Quentin set out on an evening caper to exact revenge on Margo's friends. This triggered the trip from Orlando to New York, based on a hunch that Margo wanted to be found.
The problem when books are translated into film is that a lot of details may have been left out because of the limits of film making and its running time. I feel that some sort of injustice had been done when characters turned out different from their original book counterpart. But since I did not read the book I am left to assume that Margo is a manipulative, trickster who led Quentin on and that parents do not care at all that their daughter is lost nor are they concerned when suddenly their son took the car and drove away a thousand miles from Orlando.
This film is really more about friendship than it is about love. It is a coming of age film which may not be so different from the coming of age films during our time. I am reminded of The Breakfast Club, and Zapped which is really all about taking risks and coming out of our shells. The lead actor Nat Wolff, as Quentin he drove the gang safely to New York, but whose sensitive performance brought us along as he discovers that life is an adventure.
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