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While I've more than once pointed out that standard template used by comic book movies, it's not the only genre that has a winning formula. The weepie romance also has a blueprint familiar to audiences, and while you'll probably see every moment of the upcoming "Me Before You" coming from three miles away, for certain viewers, that doesn't matter one one bit.
Starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, and based on the book by Jojo Moyes, the story about a quirky young woman who falls for the disabled man she cares for is pure hokum, but again, for a certain audience, this might be pure hokum that really works. Here's the official synopsis:
Oftentimes you find love where you least expect it. Sometimes it takes you where you never expected to go…
Louisa “Lou” Clark (Clarke)...
