Jojo Moyes finds herself in the enviable position of being able to pen the screenplay of her own novel with Thea Sharrock, a newbie feature filmmaker, at the helm. Me Before You dips its toes into Nicholas Sparks waters, charting the budding relationship between Lou Clark (Emilia Clarke), an aimless young woman who takes a job caring for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a recently paralyzed man caught in the grips of depression. Without a doubt, their lives will change as a result of their time together, leaving us to hope that there is a jolt of electricity in the pairing to light up this sentimental journey. (Opens Friday) (PG-13) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Jun 1-8, 2016.