Me Before You
New Line Cinema | Release Date: June 3, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
13
Negative:
5
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60
Screen DailyCharles GantMay 24, 2016
Resistance to this delirious romantic tragedy is futile, save for that nagging voice in our head wondering if it really has to be this way. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 3, 2016
The only real acting in this movie comes from Janet McTeer and Charles Dance as Will’s aggrieved parents. They bring some ballast to this blubberfest. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickJun 2, 2016
Unfortunately, this ultra-glossy romantic drama derived from a best seller twists into very dark territory — a drastic tonal shift that neither its stars nor debuting director, Thea Sharrock, a respected stage veteran, manage with dramatic credibility. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 2, 2016
Me Before You is enjoyable in places, and Claflin eventually gives his character some depth beyond simply being angry. But the film exists mostly as a tear-production delivery system. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 2, 2016
Me Before You is a beautifully filmed and well-intentioned weeper marred by an unfortunate performance from one of the leads, and a plot development that leaves us more angry and frustrated than moved in the final act. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 2, 2016
Me Before You is just a little better than it had to be. It’s not so much better that it escapes being what it is, a sort-of romance, liberally sprinkled with moments of corniness and emotional dishonesty. But ultimately, when it matters, it’s truthful — about the people depicted, and who they are, and what they face. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJun 1, 2016
Clarke has loads of talent, but in Me Before You she's undermined by director Sharrock's technique, and an endless slew of overeager reaction shots (She's clumsy! She's twinkling!) exacerbated by editor John Wilson. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 26, 2016
Me Before You is a goofy, giddy doomed romance and female wish-fulfillment fantasy. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMay 24, 2016
The chemistry between the leads and a few finely etched supporting turns provide welcome counterweight to the movie’s formulaic progression, welcome especially for those who have seen their fair share of entries in the love-story-with-medical-complication subgenre. Read full review
42
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerJun 2, 2016
It’s all too calculated to really have an impact, to grant audiences an honest chance for catharsis. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJun 2, 2016
These are not good performances, exactly. Clarke is endearing, but verges on mugging. Claflin is at his best when Will gives in to his competitive urges, which happens exactly once. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyJun 2, 2016
There’s gentle manipulation, and then there’s having your arms manacled to a freight train of weepy catharsis, which is roughly the experience awaiting viewers of Me Before You. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew BarkerMay 24, 2016
A melodrama with soft-rock ballads where its beating heart should be. Read full review
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