The Best of Me
Relativity Media | Release Date: October 17, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
16
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutTom HuddlestonOct 21, 2014
Movies this silly, crass and manipulative really shouldn’t be allowed to exist in 2014. But we’re guiltily glad that they do. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaOct 17, 2014
As a moviegoer, however, you do have a choice. Either weep with them–or laugh at them. Or stay far, far away. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigOct 16, 2014
What makes it slightly better than the others is an affable, low-key chemistry between James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan as star-crossed lovers. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartOct 16, 2014
Like the artificially sweetened junk food it is, this all goes down pretty easily. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKimber MyersOct 18, 2014
The Best of Me features actors who are playing well above their material, but Monaghan and Marsden aren’t enough to save this film. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 16, 2014
The Best Of Me is neither the best Sparks adaptation, nor the worst; it’s merely the most recent. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottOct 17, 2014
The Best of Me is full-on Nicholas Sparks, through and through, checking all the boxes in the by-now well-established formula. It's just not the best of Nicholas Sparks. Read full review
40
The DissolveScott TobiasOct 17, 2014
It’s a case study on how the quality of screen partners is only as good as the quality of the romantic obstacles separating them. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin ChangOct 16, 2014
This tale of two former lovers reuniting after a 21-year separation also functions as a study of two terrific actors struggling to overcome the relentless mediocrity of their material. Read full review
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