I think that people are too harsh on this adaptation. I wouldn't say it's perfect, it is definitely not. The adaption itself is the biggest problem in my opinion. But most themes the original musical touches on, are there. They even added a new one [spoiler](+ a new song) about medication and depression[/spoiler] which I thought was also very good. So I think storywise there is almost everything there. Where it fell short was the directing and in some parts the script I think. The film feels a little bit loose und somehow unstructured. The musical scenes are sometimes bland and doesn't always fit the music. But I have to admit, that this is also veeeery difficult with these songs. The songs, while often having an upbeat instrumentation, always have a kind of sadness in them. And I think that "Waving through a window" with a dancing or choreographing Ben Platt would not have been better, at all. At least this way, the overall story and the acting isn't harmed by these musical numbers, because they are so focused on the text and the meaning. I also didn't have a problem with Ben Platt even though he is a little too old for the role. His performance brought tears to my eyes several times. But that's maybe because I can relate to this real inner self he's hiding because he's afraid that people might not like him a lot. Also, while Nik Dodani's performance was quite funny, the character lagged the small connection that Conner and he should have had, I think. He really wasn't a friend of Connor here. Oh and the musical number of "You will be found" could have been the only number with a singing crowd I think. I really wanted to see a choir stepping in and sing this "anthem"! But they instead tried to recreate the way that the musical presented this song. That didn't translate well to the screen. But overall... In the end, as I said, it brought tears to my eyes. I don't care if it was just the story or the performances and that a lot was bad like most people say. I felt all the things the characters sang about and... that's enough. ;)

A miserable adaptation of the stage musical. All of the moments that work on stage, fall flat. Not worth it.

Yep, it lives up to the meme status. This has no reason to be over 2 hours long. This is pain.

This movie is hard to watch. When the guy makes up a song about the good times he shared with a person who committed sucide that he didn't even know, and sings it to the deceased boy's family, it bothered me. This is the one musical where the music seemed like it shouldn't be there, and that people were singing for no reason. I am wondering if this is popular because people like the story, or if they just liked the songs. Maybe it's better enjoyed as a soundtrack instead of a movie.

"Dear Evan Hansen" is one of the most overrated Broadway musicals of recent years, with its superficial treatment of teenage depression and its cloying songs. In the adaptation to the cinema, the little inspiration of the musical numbers, which use similar structure, does not help (with pandemic limitations or not). One of the dullest musicals ever made, the director even manages to go against the actors themselves.