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Jenny Nicholson roasts Dear Evan Hansen (2021) in a detailed critique
Jenny Nicholson delivers a long-form roast of Dear Evan Hansen (2021), using the film’s awkward story, questionable adaptation choices, and Ben Platt’s miscasting to build a precise, comedic critique. The result is a detailed commentary on how the movie turns an already divisive musical into something even stranger on screen.
Structured takedown
Breaks down the film’s story, tonal problems, and adaptation choices in a numbered, highly organized format.
Casting and performance critique
Focuses heavily on Ben Platt’s casting, styling, and stage-to-film performance choices.
Adaptation analysis
Treats the movie as a bizarre adaptation that made the original material feel even more awkward.
Quote-heavy commentary
Uses the film’s own lyrics, gestures, and scenes as the basis for sharp comedy.
Topics
Story and structure
A breakdown of the film’s plot, including the suicide-triggered misunderstanding that drives the story.
Ben Platt casting
An extended critique of Ben Platt’s age, styling, movement, and film performance.
Adaptation choices
Observations about how the movie changes the stage musical in confusing ways.
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Transcript
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discounted and every other Broadway show was canceled for the night. However, the play's story is at least more competent and complete than the abridged version that we get in this movie. Their choices of what to cut, what to change, and what to add are confusing at best and disastrous at worst. Part two, Ben Platt
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Audience comments snapshot
Comments on the roast and the casting
Viewers key in on the same things the video does: Ben Platt’s age and posture, the exaggerated gesture work, and the absurd mismatch between the film’s emotional material and its execution. The comments also echo the video’s blunt take on the suicide plot and the awkwardly earnest style of the performances.
Comment themes
Miscasting as the main joke
The audience response is heavily centered on miscasting, with the film’s credibility collapsing for many viewers as soon as Platt appears on screen.
Adaptation gone wrong
The comments reinforce the video’s core critique that the movie amplifies the stage material’s flaws instead of fixing them.
Audience signals
Age gap and body language
Several comments focus on Ben Platt looking far older than the character and on his slouched, uncanny physicality.
Exaggerated performance
The hand-gesture gag lands strongly, with viewers quoting the literal singing motions and the overacting.
Ethical discomfort
A few comments react to the plot’s moral ugliness, especially the lie at the center of the story.
Quote-driven jokes
The humor in the comments mirrors the video’s tone, pulling specific lines and performance choices into punchlines.
Representative public comments
Carry yourself with the confidence of Julianne Moore singing "truck."
Country singers 🤝 Evan's mom T R U C K
I have actually lost a brother to suicide- if someone lied about being close to him to date me I would black out in a fit of rage and come to in jail. Doesnt matter to me that hes a teenager, its reprehensible. The fact this was lauded as a hugely inspirational piece of art is bewildering.
The weirdest choice is the slouch. It's not a teenager slouch, it's an old man with scoliosis slouch.
"Genghis Khan, you slaughtered so many innocents in that siege" "Words fail..."
“actually i’m neurodivergent and a minor”- 30 year old Evan Hansen
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