Just read the book

Rating: 2/10 (11 September 2017)

I watched this movie the day after I finished reading the book and was heartbroken by how shallow the movie was. Obviously no movie will be able to contain all of the detail a book can, but "Me Before You" was lacking most of the gravitas that emanated from the book's pages. I have no idea how anyone who watched the movie without having read the book had any idea what was happening, because it jumps from idea to idea without segues or explanations and I had to fill in most of the information from what I had read.
I love Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones but goodness she was ill-fit for this role. The Lou of the book evolved from a quirky, shy, small-town girl to a young lady who surprised herself by falling in love with her employer and working up the courage to try a myriad of new things, with his encouragement and help. The Lou of the movie is trite and goofy. Since Emilia seems completely unable to express any emotion except exhilaration, I spent the majority of the movie cringing at the cheesiness of her acting (especially when crying was involved).
The ending, which was supposed to tug at our heartstrings and leave us emotional and sentimental, was completely ruined by Emilia's performance.
Nathan's character and Will's father's character, for me, stole the show; they were the only actors who really convinced me of anything.
Do yourself a favor and read the book -- skip the movie.