Eyebrows

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2017)

I wanted so badly to like this film, but Emilia Clarkes facial expressions ruined what could have been a lovely piece of cinema.
Based on the novel by Jojo Moyes, Me Before You is a supposed "unconventional love story" about a wealthy paralysed man and his relationship with newly-employed carer, Louisa.
My first criticism about this is..eyebrows. Emilia Clarke is a poor actress who seems to only be able to convey any sort of emotion with her eyebrows and goofy smiles. In some scenes she is over-acting to the point of making me cringe. It meant that any realism of the film was totally ruined. In fact, the character of Louisa on the whole was unlikeable, unrealistic and un-relatable. She is supposedly from a working-class family and has little money. Though wears expensive looking clothes, lives in a beautiful area and is extremely eloquent. She came across as nothing more than a middle-class, "woe-me, I'm so quirky and misunderstood" girl.
Secondly is Will Traynor, Initially he is a cold character who treats Louisa with disrespect. But as the story unfolds he becomes warmer and more likable.
All in all, Me Before You isn't terrible, it has some lovely moments and has stunning scenery. It is worth watching but the poor cast sadly lets it down.