It’s tempting to immediately judge Young Werther by its first 10-15 minutes, but if you hold out a little longer, the true movie will reveal itself. Based on the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, the rougher edges of the book are sanded down and given a 21st-century sheen through the adaptation written and directed by José Lourenço. Though it was no easy task, Lourenço takes a rather dark and nihilistic story from Goethe and makes it plucky, bright, and an encouraging addition to the rom-com genre.

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