Dear Evan Hansen, I Hate You

I hate to say it, but I was right. “Dear Evan Hansen” is not a good movie.

I wasn’t expecting much from this film. I lived through the “Dear Evan Hansen” pandemonium of early 2017 and barely survived. As a theatre kid, my hatred of the musical put me in the minority at summer acting camps and Tony Awards watch parties. No one understood why I despised Evan Hansen’s character and his stupid cast: I didn’t really know why, either.

Five years later, and I finally understand.