Me Before You
Emilia Clarke stars as Lou who is hired as a caretaker of sorts for Will Traynor (Sam Claffin), a rich, good-looking... quadriplegic. Lou is not really the caretaker, as Will has another medical professional Patrick to do most of the work. Lou is supposed to keep him cheered up for 6 months.
Of course, this mismatched couple from different sides of the castle, different families, different histories fall in love and have a Bucket List Affair. And then the Nicholas Sparks plot twist comes in.
* * * of 5
Central Intelligence
Dwayne Johnson (formerly The Rock) is Bob Stone and Kevin Hart is Calvin, who in high school was the Golden Jet. Bob was formerly Robbie Wierdicht, a fat, bullied kid in high school. Now Robbie is the Rock and Calvin is an accountant searching for lost glories. Bob, a secret agent, offers such glory to him.
Much better than expected, it combines the odd couple escaping danger (very much like Midnight Run) as well as the high school reunion layered on it. Lots of references to that other 80s high school misfit movie Pretty In Pink. And the secret agent-ness reminded me of Date Night.
* * * * of 5
