‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is an Impactful Film Critics Just Don’t Understand

By Sam Acosta “Dear Evan Hansen” is a beautiful adaptation that brings the same big emotions that the original musical did. While some of the most popular songs are missing from the film, the story is still largely intact and communicated well. The new songs written for the film are also well written and well placed within the story's narrative. The movie follows Evan, a high school senior struggling with depression and anxiety, whose therapist has instructed him to write letters of ...