Me Before You

New Line Cinema | Release Date: June 3, 2016

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 260 Ratings

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Bardiamo95Aug 30, 2016

Although heroes don't have to be strong people with extraordinary abilities and normal people can also make stories, showing weak people and mixing it with romantic/heroic music and theme is disturbing and also can make a not-so-good effectAlthough heroes don't have to be strong people with extraordinary abilities and normal people can also make stories, showing weak people and mixing it with romantic/heroic music and theme is disturbing and also can make a not-so-good effect on young watchers.
We see a girl who doesn't have characteristic borders, she enters a disrespectful job just for money, gets stock there and doesn't even feel sorry for ending her seven years old relationship with her loving boyfriend.
I should also mention weak acting, specially by Emilia Clarke. The whole movie, including the plot, acting, etc, just looked so fake and unreal. I name it a failed Chick Flick.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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xolveJun 18, 2016

I have watched two films about quadriplegia this week.
The Theory of Everything is the brilliant real-life account of Stephen Hawkings and his incredible first wife, through their struggle and hardship of the onset of his illness, through toI have watched two films about quadriplegia this week.
The Theory of Everything is the brilliant real-life account of Stephen Hawkings and his incredible first wife, through their struggle and hardship of the onset of his illness, through to their divorce - magnificently directed and acted, and portrayed with real dignity and worth. It teaches you something about human existence and strength.
The other, Me before You, is a fictional romantic comedy idealisation of suffering with cringe-worthy acting, poor direction, glib soundtrack choices and offensively on-the-nose dialogue. It is also, incidentally, about euthanasia. But not in a serious way. That would be too correct and not fun.
I found the former utterly rewarding and a delight, and the latter utterly offensive. As someone who has had a serious illness, and with at least two years where I seriously did not wish to exist, I can see how in the absence of potential for recovery and with the presence of great pain and infirmity, euthanasia might become a viable option. There is a serious film to be made about such things. It should be well-acted, with greater insight, directorship, and dignity. It should be on-the-nose in the right way. Maybe such a film already exists, I am not any sort of film buff.
But what it should not be, ever, is a whimsical sexual fantasy for working-class females.… Expand

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Thersis94Jul 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He kills himself and she goes and spends a bunch of money in Paris.... The End............................................................................................................................................................… Expand

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groovymovieJun 17, 2016

This film is dreadful. I know it is not real life but the amount of inaccuracies made it unbearable to watch. The characters were all complete cliches and stereotypes. The acting of Emilia Clarke was like Rene Zellweger as Bridget jones xThis film is dreadful. I know it is not real life but the amount of inaccuracies made it unbearable to watch. The characters were all complete cliches and stereotypes. The acting of Emilia Clarke was like Rene Zellweger as Bridget jones x 1000. So over the top klutzy and cutesie. It was ridiculous that the character is described as 'working class Cornish' but has an accent that the Queen of England would be proud of. It is also far fetched that someone working in a failing Cornish cafe on the minimum wage (and we woudl rarely tip in such a place in the UK) was supporting a family of 4 plus her sister's baby. Her gurning and eyebrows were very distracting and I couldnt take anything she said seriously. I didnt 'buy' for one minute that Will had any romantic interest in her and it came across that she had just become a good friend. I kept expecting something exciting to happen, but it never did and the whole film ended on a predictable whimper. In fact I have just realised that the whole film is like what Americans believe we live like in Britain, but that .5% of the population do. It was just schmaltzy cliches from beginning to end. Why did she get teh job at the interview? She had no experience and answered the questions with stupid answers? Who on earth were the other candidates, apparently there were some. I dread to think. I think from that moment of complete ludicrousness I guessed correctly this film would be just a crazy mess that made no sense but played a few nice, if not depressing, songs. Did it make me cry? No.… Expand

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lshalo3Jun 4, 2016

A wel-intentioned and competently shot movie, with a heartwarming love story at its core. But the mediocre writing and the awkward overacting really didn't do it for me. The very generic character arcs and overused plot line didn't helpA wel-intentioned and competently shot movie, with a heartwarming love story at its core. But the mediocre writing and the awkward overacting really didn't do it for me. The very generic character arcs and overused plot line didn't help either. It looked and sounded good, but the actual content was really lackluster. I would only recommend it to people that need their cheesy love story fix.… Expand

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VivianTJul 7, 2016

I HATED this movie! The truth is, I don't want to do too much homework before seeing a movie. I just read the short plot and watched the trailer. And, taking count of the title, I thought it would be a romantic movie (not romantic comedy,I HATED this movie! The truth is, I don't want to do too much homework before seeing a movie. I just read the short plot and watched the trailer. And, taking count of the title, I thought it would be a romantic movie (not romantic comedy, just romance) and maybe with a liiittle bit of drama because of the situation. I've read that there is a book and the movie was based on it. Well, I think that whoever had the idea of turning that book into a movie, had no clue what people need! It was "The Fault In Our Stars" all over. People don't need these kinds of movies. They will watch them once and that's all. They will NEVER want to destroy their days watching it twice. A movie does not need to make people laugh, just to make them feel good and even optimistic sometimes. The point that he helped her start her life at last did not interest me at all when, on the other side, they show a young man that has EVERYTHING (most people are not as comfortable as he was) giving up his life. When you give an example like this, how can you try to inspire people with the girl's story?… Expand

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mercatorAug 20, 2016

I really wanted to like this movie, but the writing and acting kept letting me down. Emilia Clarke's performance was consistently irritating, being excessively excited and overplaying every emotion. She's a terrible actress. Sam Claflin'sI really wanted to like this movie, but the writing and acting kept letting me down. Emilia Clarke's performance was consistently irritating, being excessively excited and overplaying every emotion. She's a terrible actress. Sam Claflin's performance, on the other hand, could have been this movie's saving grace if it wasn't for the silly screenwriting which was lacking in humor, creativity and maturity. Save two precious hours of your life. Don't watch this movie.… Expand

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auburnnJan 16, 2018

How can disability be discussed in such a chick flick movie? Please show your respect.

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