Me Before You
Me Before You’s reliance on formula prevents it from being as compelling as it could have been.
InMe Before You , slaphappy daredevil Will Traynor ’s ( Sam Claflin ) life drastically changes after he ’s in an chance event that paralyse him from the waistline down . After two eld confined in a wheelchair , Will has produce a very wretched ( and bitter ) attitude towards his parents . In an attempt to turn things around , Will ’s household place a help advert for a caretaker - someone who will be a companion to their son and hopefully cheer him up .
After losing her job at a café , Louisa Clark ( Emilia Clarke ) issue forth across the opening and is hired , despite have limited qualifications . release off by Will ’s pessimistic outlook on sprightliness , but urgently needing the money to hold up her family at home , Louisa dedicates herself to her new line of body of work and tries to positively bear upon Will ’s lifetime so he believe that it is still worth living - even though he can no longer do the thing he was accustomed to .
adjust from the novel by Jojo Moyes , Me Before Youattempts to be the next great bust - jerking romanticist drama , but it ultimately falls short of its aspirations . The chemistry between Clarke and Claflin is wasted due to a narrative that does n’t emotionally resonate as well as it should , as the plot feels more like going through the motions of clichés rather than earned development .
The screenplay , which was also written by Moyes , is arguably the film ’s weakest connexion . In finicky , the innovation to Will ’s character is mishandled . While he is clearly sarcastic and negative at the beginning , these traits are dial up in such a way during the first human activity that Will comes across as borderline unlikable . If hearing had spent more time with Will prior to his stroke , he may have been set up as a more good-hearted tip than presented . Unfortunately , viewers barely get to know him or what his previous spirit fee-tail ( make unnecessary for a short sequence ) , entail it ’s unmanageable to tell if Will is simply block due to his status . As a effect , the relationship that forms between Louisa and Will could be unmanageable to buy into for some , since the " play " in their moral force just happens for the rice beer of the game - as oppose to feeling like a natural progression .
That said , when Clarke and Claflin are together , the two take on off each other very nicely . Director Thea Sharrock does a good caper of establishing the stark direct contrast between the duet ( see : Louisa ’s home vs. Will ’s estate ) . Clarke shines as the champagne and kind - hearted Louisa , following the classic fish out of water supply archetype as she adjust to working with the loaded Traynor family . Claflin is also solid as Will , a man obviously torment by what has happened to him . When the script allows it , the doer can toy into his natural appealingness , and there are certain beats that pay off along the way . The duo elevates the concluding film , using their talents to makeMe Before Youfeel breezy through most of the running time .
In a photographic film like this , it ’s expected for the supporter to get most of the projection screen time , but Sharrock spends perhaps a littletoomuch time with them . portion of the supporting cast are greatly underserved , especially Matthew Lewis as Louisa ’s young man , Patrick . He ’s more of a plot of land gadget than a genuine person , there primarily to give the motion-picture show a love triangle element that really is n’t needed . At time , the script seems to forget Patrick exist , and only uses him when it involve to . Actors such as Samantha Spiro , Brendan Coyle , and Jenna Coleman are adequate as Louisa ’s family , but they are also given very slight to do out of doors of serving as documentation for the overwhelmed Lou . On the flip side , Janet McTeer and Charles Dance are perhaps the film ’s most sympathetic lineament as Will ’s parent , convey the painfulness any caring mother and Father-God would feel in this kind of situation . Stephen Peacocke is also nice as Nathan , Will ’s nurse who double up as a honest protagonist .
Me Before Youis dupe to some glaring tonic shift that may jar the viewer . Some of the interactions between Louisa and Will are play for jest ( see : a bit at a horse racing track ) , but when the motion picture embraces its more dramatic element , it go too far in a few places . Finding that correct kind of equipoise is n’t easy here , and Sharrock deserves recognition for trying , but the film has some difficulties work with its sensitive subject matter . The drab third human activity may have hit as intemperately as signify if the blossom love affair had more of an engaging hook , but the seat it run may leave sure motion-picture fan wondering what the breaker point of the narration was . Me Before Youhas derive under fervor by members of the handicapped community , with the portraiture of Will being the main criticism . calculate on how one views it , his arc either come across as unearned or is a fitting end to the story as set up - but neither is particularly rewarding .
In the end , Me Before You ’s trust on formula prevent it from being as compelling as it could have been . Clarke and Claflin make for a solid couple , but the material they ’re put to work with undercuts the film ’s full electric potential . It certainly has its moments , but the themes and subject matter ultimately come flat and do n’t connect with the audience . While those looking for a reprieve from big budget summer tentpoles may find something of value here , moviegoers outside of the target demographic could be entrust unsatisfied . Me Before Youis very mediate - of - the - road and does n’t come through in all of its goal to be a memorable endeavour .
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Me Before Youis now act in U.S. theaters . It is 110 minutes long and is Rated PG-13 for thematic element and some suggestive fabric .
