Me Before You

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Me Before You

PG-13

Released Jun 3, 2016

1h 50m

Romance

Drama

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Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker left paralyzed from an accident two years earlier. Will's cynical outlook starts to change when Louisa shows him that life is worth living. As their bond deepens, their lives and hearts change in ways neither one could have imagined.

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Critics Consensus

Me Before You benefits from Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin's alluring chemistry, although it isn't enough to compensate for its clumsy treatment of a sensitive subject.

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Carrie

Autostraddle

Ableism as Romance makes disabled partners look like burdens and erasure look like love.

Aug 17, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Solid performances don't balance out the problematic parts of Me Before You, which are many.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 9, 2017

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Schmaltzy when it should be moving, phoney when it should be sincere, and borderline offensive when it should be thought-provoking, the high-profile rom-com Me Before You is almost a perfect cinematic calamity.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

The ultimate treatment of the heart of this story leaves us with a more bitter than sweet taste.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sigh. Folks. It's 2016. I mean, seriously. Aren't we past these pathetic stereotypes by now? Can't we move away from these ridiculous disability as tragedy storylines?

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 1, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

It doesn't have anything interesting to say about its themes or characters - they all exist within a generic and simplified love story.

Rated: C

Jul 13, 2020

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William R

The one thing the movie could have brought out more was what kind of actual pain he was going through on a daily basis. It touched on that very little, which I think is a big dynamic to the end of the film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Audience Member

Y'all think too much! I watched it once and it immediately shot up into the upper end of my personal rankings. I think it’s a beautiful story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Gabriella K

This was an absolutely awful movie. Will, the main character, is incredibly manipulative toward Clark. The movie was unsatisfactory, and I regret watching it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Haifa C

The story is very predictable. The only good thing about this film is just the actors lol

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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karis m

I had no idea what I was signing myself up for. I can not believe we have come to a place where people are trying to normalize euthanasia. Sickening, sad, and Louisa said it best “selfish.” It is heartbreaking to watch something that is attempting to lower the tragedy and intensity of euthanasia. I sobbed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Eames A

The main character Will is an overall terrible person. Despite being wealthy he can't find any meaning in his life outside seeking thrills and being a jerk. Instead of using his disability to contribute something to society he decides life isn't worth it. Clark of course is a much better person, so they aren't well matched from the beginning. She is a fixer and builder while he is a nihilist from beginning to end.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Synopsis

Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker left paralyzed from an accident two years earlier. Will's cynical outlook starts to change when Louisa shows him that life is worth living. As their bond deepens, their lives and hearts change in ways neither one could have imagined.

Director: Thea Sharrock
Producer: Karen Rosenfelt, Alison Owen
Screenwriter: Jojo Moyes
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.2M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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