Me Before You (film)

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Me Before You
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Thea Sharrock
Written by Jojo Moyes
Based on Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Edited byJohn Wilson
Music by Craig Armstrong
Production
companies
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)(New York City)
  • 3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)(United Kingdom and United States)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom [2]
  • United States [2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million [3]
Box office$208.3 million [4]

Me Before You is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Thea Sharrock in her directorial debut and adapted by author Jojo Moyes from her 2012 novel of the same name. The film stars Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, and Brendan Coyle.

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The film was shot in various historic locations across the UK, including Pembroke Castle in Wales and Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire, England. Released on 3 June 2016 in the United Kingdom and North America, the film received mixed reviews and grossed $208 million worldwide. [4] [5]

Plot

Louisa "Lou" Clark is hired as carer for Will Traynor, a once successful banker and active sportsman now tetraplegic after being hit by a motorcycle. Will's mother hopes Lou's bubbly personality will lift Will's depressed and cynical spirits. Will is initially cold towards Lou. Will's ex-girlfriend Alicia visits and reveals that she is going to marry Will's former best friend Rupert. Lou perseveres with Will and, as the two grow close, she learns he is cultured and worldly, in contrast to her simple life spent with her parents or boyfriend Patrick.

Overhearing an argument between Will's parents, Lou learns that Will has conceded six months to them before he will go to Dignitas in Switzerland for assisted suicide, as he is unable to accept a disabled life. Lou takes it upon herself to change his mind by organizing trips and adventures to show him that life is still worth living. Patrick's jealousy grows until he and Lou split up.

Will asks Lou to accompany him to Alicia's wedding. They start to fall in love. During a luxurious trip to Mauritius, Will tells Lou he still intends to take assisted suicide, saying he wants her to live a full life instead of half a life with him. Heartbroken, Lou quits as Will's caregiver and refuses contact with him.

Lou's father convinces her to visit Will, but she finds he has already left for Switzerland. She follows him there to be with him in his final moments.

Some weeks after Will's death, sitting in his favorite café in Paris, Lou reads a letter he left for her. In it, he says he has left her enough money to follow her dreams and encourages her to live abundantly.

Cast

Production

Development

On 2 April 2014, it was announced Thea Sharrock would direct the film. [10] Before casting Emilia Clarke knew she wanted to audition for this role as she said "That's just kind of an interesting concoction I hadn't read before". [11] On 2 September 2014, Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin were cast in the film. [6] Steve Peacocke was cast on 24 March 2015, [12] with Jenna Coleman and Charles Dance cast on 2 April 2015. [8] On 9 April 2015, Janet McTeer joined the cast; [7] Brendan Coyle, Matthew Lewis, Samantha Spiro, Vanessa Kirby and Ben Lloyd-Hughes joined the cast the next day. [9] Sam Claflin's thoughts after filming were "This was probably the most physically challenging thing that I’ve ever done”. [13]

Filming

Pembroke Castle in Wales, one of the locations featured in the film Pembroke Castle - June 2011.jpg
Pembroke Castle in Wales, one of the locations featured in the film

Principal photography began in 29 April 2015 and ended on 26 June 2015. [14] [15] The film was shot in various locations in the United Kingdom, including Pembroke Castle in Pembroke, Wales (the Traynors' estate); Wytham Abbey in Oxfordshire, England (the Traynors' home within the castle walls); Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, Surrey, England (horse race and airport check-in scenes); Harrow, London (Lou's family home) and Chenies Manor House in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England (wedding scenes), while Mallorca, Spain, stands in for Mauritius. [16] [17]

Costume

Jill Taylor, the costume designer, thought Lou would have more of a 'quirky' wardrobe based of the book "she has these ‘leprechaun’ shoes, so we had to find some quirky shoes. By accident, we were in a shop and found these amazing shoes by Irregular Choice, and I just thought, ‘Oh, my God, that's Lou!’ They suddenly became the basis of her wardrobe of shoes.” [18] Will's character clothing was more based on his before accident life as he wore luxurious suits. [18]

Music

Release

In July 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on 21 August 2015. [19] In May 2015, the film's release date was moved to 3 June 2016. [20] In November 2015, the film's release date was brought forward, to 4 March 2016, [21] before being delayed again in January 2016, to its previous 3 June 2016 release date. [22]

Reception

Box office

Me Before You grossed $56.2 million in North America and over $152 million in other territories for a total of $208.3 million, against a budget of $20 million. [4]

In North America, Me Before You opened on 3 June 2016 alongside Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and was expected to gross around $15 million from 2,704 theaters in its opening weekend. [23] The film grossed $1.4 million from its Thursday night previews and $7.8 million on its first day. [24] In its opening weekend the film grossed $18.3 million, finishing third at the box office behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ($35.3 million) and X-Men: Apocalypse ($22.3 million). [25]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on reviews from 180 critics, and an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Me Before You benefits from Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin's alluring chemistry, although it isn't enough to compensate for its clumsy treatment of a sensitive subject." [26] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. [27]

Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade of B+ and wrote: "It may not quite rise to the level of a classic three-hankie tearjerker, but it's proof that sometimes one or two hankies is more than enough to get the job done." [28] [29] [30]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic MovieMe Before YouWon [31]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Liplock Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin Nominated [32]
MTV Movie & TV Awards TearjerkerEmilia Clarke and Sam ClaflinNominated [33]

Controversy and protests

The film sparked criticism from many in the disability rights movement, who perceive an underlying message that people with disabilities are a burden on their families and carers, and claim the film promotes the view that people are better off dead than disabled. [34] They view the film as advocacy of suicide so that their loved ones can "live boldly". [35] [36] Others found the film exploitative of the disability community by stirring the emotions of viewers without actually aiding disabled people by accurate representation or employment in acting roles, while pointing out the casting of non-disabled actors as disabled characters. [37] The #MeBeforeEuthanasia backlash was led by celebrities with disabilities including Liz Carr, Penny Pepper, [38] Mik Scarlet [35] and Cherylee Houston [39] in the United Kingdom, and Dominick Evans and Emily Ladau [40] in the United States, as well as activists from Not Dead Yet in both countries. [41] Protests in the United States occurred in cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Hartford, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore and Philadelphia. [42] [43] There were also protests in Australia. [44]

In response to the backlash, author Jojo Moyes said the story was inspired by her own family where relatives required 24-hour care, as well as a real-life news story about a quadriplegic man who convinced his parents to take him to a centre for assisted suicide. About Traynor's decision she said: "The fact is, in the film as in the book, nobody else agrees with what he decides to do. This is not by any means sending out a message. It's just about one character – it's nothing more than that." [45]

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