THE BEST OF ME (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

James Marsden (Enchanted), Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Liana Liberato (If I Stay), Sebastian Arcelus (House of Cards), Gerald McRaney (Deadwood), Jon Tenney (Green Lantern), Caroline Goodall (The Princess Diaries), Ian Nelson (The Hunger Games), Schuyler Fisk (The Baby-Sitters Club)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michael Hoffman (The Last Station), director, writer; Will Fetters (The Lucky One) and J. Mills Goodloe (A Gentleman’s Game), writers; Justin Burns (film debut), Denise Di Novi (Ed Wood), Alison Greenspan (Monte Carlo), Ryan Kavanaugh (Earth to Echo), Theresa Park (film debut) and Nicholas Sparks (Safe Haven), producers; Aaron Zigman (The Notebook), composer; Oliver Stapleton (The Cider House Rules), cinematographer; Matt Chesse (World War Z), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Former high school sweethearts Dawson (Marsden) and Amanda (Monaghan) reunite after twenty years when they return to their hometown for the funeral of a mutual friend. They quickly rediscover their passionate love for one another, but also that the forces which kept them apart for two decades still exist and are stronger than ever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation should give its target audience exactly what it wants in terms of a tear-jerking romance and all that lovey-dovey stuff we’ve come to expect from the author.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2014

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