Some movies feel destined to be forgotten. They are neither good enough nor bad enough to be remembered for a long period, they simply exist. Me Before You is just such a film.
Directed by Thea Sharrock (her first feature film) and written by Jojo Moyes (based on her book), Me Before You is the tale of Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) and Will Traynor (Sam Claflin). Louisa is an unemployed waitress who manages to secure a job that no one else wants – taking care of quadriplegic Will, who is in his current condition after getting hit by a motorcycle.
Does Lou have experience caring for others? Don't be silly. Of course she doesn't. As that's the case there are definite questions sparked by why exactly Will's mother, Camilla (Janet McTeer), thinks Lou is a good choice to work in tandem with Will's nurse, Nathan (Stephen Peacocke). When that answer comes about it is more than a little horrifying. It is also nothing that the movie deals with in any sort of serious, rational, manner. The same is true of Camilla's discussions with her husband/Will's father, Stephen (Charles Dance), about Will's condition/emotional state. These, rather than offering a cohesive view of Camilla, Stephen, and where the family is coming from, feel included so as to either portion out bits of the plot or to show those in the audience how they ought to feel.
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Directed by Thea Sharrock (her first feature film) and written by Jojo Moyes (based on her book), Me Before You is the tale of Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) and Will Traynor (Sam Claflin). Louisa is an unemployed waitress who manages to secure a job that no one else wants – taking care of quadriplegic Will, who is in his current condition after getting hit by a motorcycle.
Does Lou have experience caring for others? Don't be silly. Of course she doesn't. As that's the case there are definite questions sparked by why exactly Will's mother, Camilla (Janet McTeer), thinks Lou is a good choice to work in tandem with Will's nurse, Nathan (Stephen Peacocke). When that answer comes about it is more than a little horrifying. It is also nothing that the movie deals with in any sort of serious, rational, manner. The same is true of Camilla's discussions with her husband/Will's father, Stephen (Charles Dance), about Will's condition/emotional state. These, rather than offering a cohesive view of Camilla, Stephen, and where the family is coming from, feel included so as to either portion out bits of the plot or to show those in the audience how they ought to feel.
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