Everything goes out the window with the arrival of Will (Sprouse), a fellow teen whose brooding soul and black combat boots are enough to make Stella abandon all previous rules bar one imperative one: remain five feet apart at all times or risk infection. Familiarise yourself with Haley Lu Richardson, a memorable face in films like Split and The Edge Of Seventeen, and now the star and saving grace of Five Feet Apart, a mawkish if well-meaning teen romance directed by Jane The Virgin lothario Justin Baldoni.īased on a YA novel by Rachael Lippincott, the film follows Stella (Richardson), a Pollyanna type who spends her ward-bound days vlogging and making copious lists to maintain some control over her disease.
