Review of The Best of Me (2014) by Illy45 — 16 Oct 2014

Usually I do not agree with the critics’ score but they just about nailed this one! I should however mention I do not like romantic movies or “chick flicks”. The only reason I watched this was because my girlfriend, yet again, forced me to another Nicholas Sparks’ so-called “masterpiece”. Now, I never read the book so I am unable to compare the two, which is why I am just basing my opinion as a random-movie-watcher-fan and not a die-hard Nicholas Sparks’ fan.

Anyways, The Best of Me was somewhat entertaining and I found myself to enjoy it more than other romantic movies, the acting was fair majority of the time, it had some matured elements, and it was not overly dramatic in my opinion, but they were some scenes that ruined it for me. The movie was predictable; I was able to determine several plot twists and upcoming scenes. I was disappointed several times between the plot, ending, and themes.

In conclusion, I know this movie deserves a three when my girlfriend has mixed feelings over it...enough said. I personally would not recommend this movie to anyone I know. I guess for Nicholas Sparks’ fans, this movie may be worth watching in theaters, but for non-Nicholas Sparks’ fans (like me) do yourself a favor and wait to Redbox this one.