Our first tearjerker review for this blog. Me Before You tells the story of William, who is paralyzed from the neck down and forced to live his days in a wheelchair and be cared for by others. He meets Louisa, played by Emilia Clarke AKA “The Mother Of Dragons” when his parents hire her to become his new caretaker. Louisa desperately needs the money so she accepts the position which she instantly regrets due to the complicated nature of William’s situation. As they get to know each other as in so many love stories they begin to develop feelings for one another.

For better or worse this film is predictable but it works in its favor. Instead of surprising the audience and playing with their emotions they flat out tell you how this movie will end and do it every chance they get. It’s a movie where beforehand the best possible outcome could be that they fall in love and get married but she is forced to spoon feed, dress, and give sponge baths to him for the rest of his life.

It’s a grim feeling in the theater especially when you really think about how little you know about the daily struggles of paraplegics. I found it refreshing that this film sticks to its guns and is not swayed by the possibility of a happy outcome for the audiences sake.

Girls will fall in love with the characters and guys will point out all of the Game Of Thrones and Hunger Games references that they can.

ROASTED RIPPER SCORE – 3/5 SNIFFLES