Directed by:
Thea SharrockScreenplay:
Jojo MoyesCinematography:
Remi AdefarasinComposer:
Craig ArmstrongCast:
Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Stephen Peacocke, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Samantha Spiro, Brendan Coyle, Jenna Coleman, Vanessa Kirby (more)VOD (1)
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Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of color. And neither of them knows they're going to change each other for all time. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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Fantastic relationship drama. It's not as complex and fateful as, say, The Age of Adaline, but Emilia Clarke plays perhaps the most likeable dumb girl under the sun, and that's not at all a bad thing. An emotional charge par excellence. Don't worry about whether it's realistic or not, just enjoy the show. And since we are in a time when all genres have to be super-clever and super-based, ideally conceptually groundbreaking, or at least innovative, this fresh old-school romance feels a bit like a revelation from another world. It's not really innovative in any way, it's just exquisitely polished and shot with care and feeling.
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Me Before You is a film that is in many ways different from other romantic dramas, yet it uses elements that have appeared in other films similar to it. You could feel a touch of The Intouchables through the quadriplegia, but its French predecessor played more on a humorous note, whereas here it was more about developing a relationship between diametrically opposed characters and coming to terms with a cruel fate. The cast was supremely likeable, although I did wonder at times if Emilia Clarke's wavy eyebrows were serious, but I did get a satisfying explanation at the end of the film. I liked the casting of Matthew Lewis, who managed to break out of his role as Neville from Harry Potter. I was also impressed with the soundtrack, especially the songs “Not Today” and “Unsteady”. All in all, a nicely made film set in the beautiful surroundings of England and offering a nice story that may be corny on one level, but still makes you want to watch it and get carried away by the slightly naive and cutely delivered script.
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A very nice, positive and likeable romantic movie that is bound to please not only ladies, but guys as well. And that’s in spite of the fact that at first I had a big problem with Emilia Clarke at the beginning because of the way she made faces into the camera. But gradually I came to understand that all her grimaces were intentional and I really grew to like her. I think I will actually call her Jim Carrey in a skirt from now on because the things she can do with her eyebrows have no match among other actresses. She was really terrific. Well and Sam Claffin does a pretty nice job as well even though his role confines him into a wheelchair. Surprisingly, all this is enough for the movie to imbue your psyche with a wave of positive, melancholic, even sad emotions. Simply put, exactly what you were expecting when you decided to go see this movie.
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I'm not a big fan of romance movies, as they tend to be too melodramatic and tug at your heartstrings. I'm not a fan of Emilia Clarke either, yet I was so close to giving this film five stars. The theme was extremely close to my heart. It wasn’t too sentimental, Emilia Clarke’s acting was very natural, and she changed her facial expressions in a funtastic way. I was hooked on the plot right from the beginning and enjoyed it all the way through. I was apprehensive before watching it as the running time of 110 minutes sounded scary given that it was a romance. The film made the best of that time and didn’t cease to be interesting. Unlike other romance flicks, it wasn't spoiled by the ending albeit happy. See if you can figure out what an unhappy ending would look like. I liked the film, I identified with the main character (except for the money part) and I didn't give it five stars just because the film sometimes reminded me of The Untouchables.
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The books by Jojo Moyes all present themselves as significant bestseller events. They have a unified design and are very popular. Unfortunately, they are just empty kitsch, similar to Nicholas Sparks and a million others. The film adaptation doesn't offer much either, just depicting typical tear-jerking situations. If I am to be moved, I prefer it to be by a quality film; for example, Guzaarish is one such option.
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