MOVIE REVIEW - The Best Of Me

Can we just stop now with all the Nicholas Sparks stuff?  Please?

This will be short and sweet.  If you've seen any Sparks novel/movie, you've seen them all.  We couldn't say that a few years ago, but we can now.  Truth be told, there is no reason on earth to see this, for the exception of a Michelle Monaghan sighting as she stars in this, and I'm a big fan of hers.  She doesn't make enough movies.

With that said, the kindness stops. This insipid flop of a romantic movie is just about all we can take.  For a few minor, and I mean minor exceptions this has the same characters, the same feel, the same basic plot line and the same - everything as every other Sparks book and movie. Heaven forbid Nick can you stray off the path even a little and attempt to give us something that even resembles remotely something original. 

Stop me if you've heard this one before.  She's a woman grown up who has married the wrong man, who's a jerk and she's unhappy.   He is a ridiculously good and good looking guy who looks good without a shirt who gave up on her 20 years ago.  She's married and unhappy.  He's never married and sullen.  They reunite accidentally. They rekindle the fires.  She cheats with him, it's OK though because it's Sparks.   But it can't be. She has to go back to her life!  Then one of them dies! Oh, the agony of it all! 

Oh yeah, it's told in flashback form, showing them when they were young and in love. Back and forth, back and forth.   You know the drill.  He's awkward, she's outgoing. She chases him, he's reluctant.  Then as adults, they constantly talk in whispers in romantic settings, and oh yeah, they've grown up to be amazingly beautiful perfect adults.  The whole thing just makes me want to puke!

Not the actual story line mind you.  I like a good romantic movie as much as anyone. But this is the same thing time after time!  Is it simply too much ask Sparky Ole Boy, that you give us something different at some time in your career?  Seriously, don't you have enough dough?  Have a little dignity to stop making the same exact movie and story time after time.  I know it has worked, but that train may be leaving the station, as this stiffed hard opening weekend to a 5th place finish. 

The Best Of Me.  Break out the air sick bag. Same of formula, same movie as always.  One of the years worst.