Uniquely controversial, but a little over-hyped

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2016)

The story that JoJo Moyes produced is certainly a unique one. I appreciated how truly realistic the situation was, that unfortunate things happen and not every love story is a fairy tale.
What I mostly enjoyed was how the love story between Louisa and Will took a backseat to their developing friendship and the hardships everyone had gone through within those six months. The relationships that Lou has with the other characters are also relatable.
I had binged the book before watching the movie, which, now that I think about it, I probably shouldn't have. (I'm one of those people that want to read the book first before watching movies.) Anyway, much like many book adaptations, huge chunks of the book were not included in the final cut. Knowing there were more in-depth scenes that would have further developed some of the characters took a little of the wonder from me. I'd gone from viewer to critic.
The build-up to the climax wasn't as dramatic or smooth like in the book. Admittedly, there were many tears shed. However, in the end, I felt that although both book and movie were executed beautifully in their own ways, Me Before You was really too over-hyped.