Movie Title: Me
Before You
Grade: B
Rating: PG-13,
1 hour 50 minutes
In a Nutshell: Adapted by Jojo Moyes from her popular 2012
novel of the same name, this predictable RomCom (romantic comedy) will still
make you cry.
Uplifting theme:
- “Live boldly. Push yourself.” – William Traynor
- “Live
well. Just live.” – William Traynor
- “There
really isn’t much that can’t be solved by a cup of tea.” – Louisa
- “You
can’t change how people are.” – Bernard Clark
“Then what can you do?” – Louisa
“Love them.” – Bernard Clark
- Start
working on your Bucket List today.
You never know how much time you have left on this earth.
- “You
need to widen your horizons, Clark.
You only get one life to live.” – William
- You
love whom you serve.
Things I liked:
- Emilia
Clarke is charming as Louisa Clark.
Her quirky fashion sense had the audience full of girls and women
giggling every time she donned a new outfit with fuzzy sweater, brightly-colored
shoes, and crazy tights. Her
boyfriend, Patrick, tells her she looks like a leprechaun drag queen. I
don’t watch the porn-filled Game of Thrones TV show, but fans will almost
not recognize Emilia Clarke in this Chick Flick.
- Sam
Clafflin plays the handsome, rich William Traynor. Who wouldn’t fall in love with that irresistible
combination? We’ve seen him before
as Finnick in The Hunger Games.
- Louisa’s
sister’s name is Treena. I spell
mine “Trina”. Still, we’re almost
related.
- Filming
was done mostly at Pembroke Castle in Wales. I saw some of the coolest castles in
Wales last summer when I traveled through the UK. Beautiful landscapes and scenery are
layered in the movie.
- Louisa
is a real woman, nothing fake or phony about her. I laughed out loud when she was running
and holding her chest, explaining that she had worn the wrong bra. Been there. Men will never understand the woes of
womanhood.
- Louisa
is embarrassed to wear her mother’s black & white checkered jacket to
her job interview because it was from the 1980’s. I actually liked it! Of course, I was a teenager in the 80’s,
so I guess that makes sense. Ha ha
- It’s
really fun to see Matthew Lewis all grown up. Most of us know him as the shy, insecure
Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films. In this movie, he plays a self-centered
runner who is super fit and trim, yet a bit insensitive.
- Louisa
& William’s first kiss was extremely slow and delicate. Kind of refreshing from some of the
attack-mode kisses we usually see on the Big Screen lately.
- As a movie critic, I loved the discussion Louisa and William had about movies with subtitles. Sure, it's a lot of work in the beginning, but a great foreign film will sweep you away to a far away land and envelope you in the story so much that you won't even remember you're reading. One of the best foreign films I ever saw was "Life is Beautiful." At the very end of the movie, you actually hear Americans speaking English. I was so engrossed in the movie that the English actually startled me and broke the trance. I HIGHLY recommend that movie!
Things I didn’t like:
- If you
have estrogen, you’re probably going to cry.
- It’s
pretty predictable.
Funny lines:
- “You know, Sharon…you can stick your
premier badge right up your relaxed dining area.” – Louisa
- “A
wind concerto?” – William
“I’ve been assured it doesn’t
involve farting.” - Louisa
- “You’ll
think I’m insane!” – Louisa
“That ship has sailed, Clark.” –
William
* "Every time I say something, he looks at me like I'm stupid." - Louisa
"You are stupid." - Treena
"Yeah, but he doesn't know that." - Louisa
* "Every time I say something, he looks at me like I'm stupid." - Louisa
"You are stupid." - Treena
"Yeah, but he doesn't know that." - Louisa
Did you notice?
- Louisa’s
headboard matches her quilted bedspread.
- Fans
of British comedy will get a kick out of seeing beloved comedienne Joanna
Lumley who plays William’s drunk godmother at a wedding. Joanna was often seen playing a drunk
character in her smash hit “Absolutely Fabulous.”
- William’s
old girlfriend says “You know, you can only help somebody who wants to be
helped.” Do you think that’s
true? Not necessarily true?
Romantic lines:
- All the women in the audience swooned
when William said “You know, Clark, you are pretty much the only thing
that makes me want to get up in the mornings.”
- “I don’t
want to go in yet. I just want to
be a man who’s been to a concert with a girl in a red dress.” – William
- “I
have become a whole new person because of you.” - Louisa
Tips for
parents:
- Pre-marital
sex. Discussion about positions
during sex.
- There
is a lot of discussion about assisted suicide, which is a very
complicated, sensitive subject.
- William
was in a motorcycle accident that left him as a quadriplegic. You may want
to talk to kids about what exactly that means.
- Some profanity.
- There
is a discussion about “Wellies”, which is a British word for rain boots.
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