A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Verdict: Risible romance.
The conviction of the leads saves this from being a total stinker, although an ending of industrial strength stupidity places it a mere whisker away.
The sugar content of this film is so horrendously high, it could be available on the NHS for hypoglycaemia.
The Best Of Me is well enough crafted and acted but has so much gooey mush at its core that it becomes increasingly hard to stomach.
The story is shamelessly manipulative and melodramatic but it’s well performed and raises interesting questions about fate and first love.
You can sneer, but I don’t care – the heart wants what it will, and my heart wants Sparks. So there.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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