Based on the book of the same name by Jojo Moyes, who also scripted the movie, Me Before You is the story of Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke) a cheerful person who always sees the bright side of life and people despite her situation which is far from perfect. She manages to land a job as a carer for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin)  young man who was left paralyzed in an accident a few years earlier who is cynical and cold towards life and while he tests Louisas optimism to it’s limits she eventually begins to get under his skin and as their relationship blooms they begin to realise that there may be more to things than just a carer/patient situation.

Clarke takes the quirkiness all the way to the maximum and while there were times I was very much reminded of the Bridget Jones character in her performance there is a believability about her as the innocent and slightly naïve character that you can’t help liking and Claflin does a great job as the understandably bitter man who lived life to its fullest until he was struck down and has put up a emotional wall around himself that Clarke constantly does her best to break down.

There’s some very good chemistry between the two actors and they are assisted by a decent support cast that is, at times, left a little underused (with one or two moments of exception) but the story is about all the two leads so it’s not a big deal. I haven’t read the book and I didn’t know how things pans out so credit goes to the strength of the story that there was enough humour in the tale despite the seriousness of the situation, and the film even brings in a few moments where serious moral decisions are thrown into the mix while keeping you guessing which way the ending is going right until the final moments.

I noticed a lot of the female members of the audience were tearing up so this could be a perfect choice for your next romantic night with your partner who at this stage is probably sick of you talking about Star Wars and Superheroes.

DJ Speaks Rating: 5.5 Out of 10