Me Before You **Spoilers likely**

We saw it tonight and I agree with you...they did a good job sticking to the book and didn't leave out anything that important to the story. 

I struggled to try to place the actress who played Louisa and finally had to look it up...I'm probably the only person who didn't know ahead who it was! And Bates from Downton Abbey was Louisa's dad!

DH couldn't believe it was Daenerys from GOT. I did see Bates in the previews and recognized him right away.

Yes I watched it tonight and loved it too! I can't wait until it comes on dvd so I can buy it and watch it over again. I've re-read the book so many times. I thought it was a great adaptation. The actress playing Louisa was wonderful. I absolutely loved all her outfits! I wished the movie was longer though! I would have loved the movie to cover the other things they dropped but I understand that they couldn't make it too long. 

Since your title says spoilers likely I'll add that they totally left out Will's sister (not that she added a whole lot to the story line, if I recall correctly).  In the movie Lou and Patrick don't move in together (and oh my goodness the necklace!!!) and there's no evidence that Will's father is having an affair. I hadn't pictured Lou to be quite as quirky in her attire as she is in the movie...oh my goodness the shoes she had!

I absolutely loved the book (I listened to it) and really loved the movie as well. I can see myself watching it over and over again!

I went yesterday with my sister and my parents. We had originally planned just the girls, but my dad wanted to come along. I was the only one who had read the book. I was also the only one who cried. My mom and sister were a little teary, but I had the kleenex out and was seriously thinking maybe I shouldn't have watched this in public because I might start loud crying.

I loved that JoJo Moyes wrote the screenplay, because I thought it was perfect. The few things they left out, except for the dad's affair, I couldn't even remember what they were until Kellee posted above. I thought they hinted at the dad's affair, or at least at the distance between the mom and dad in the beginning of the movie. I thought they might leave out the horse racing scene because it was so long, but I thought it was done really well.

Will was not quite what I pictured, but Sam Claflin was so great and he's always a pleasure to look at. Emilia Clarke was exactly my image of Louisa. All of the casting was right on the money, really. Patrick, Nathan, Will's mom, Alicia were all like they just stepped out of the book.

This will definitely be a keeper for me. It'll be the movie I put on when I need a good cry.

I really enjoyed the movie! The main actress was perfect for this part and I love seeing Mr Bates as her dad. I also forgot the stuff mentioned above that was left out of the book.

I don't think she ever moved in with Patrick while working for Will. She had to stay at home because her sister and nephew moved away.

I don't know if anyone has heard about the controversy over this movie but I do feel like Will could've used some counseling to try and understand how to deal with his life now. In thr disabled community, they are not happy with the ending, saying how disabled people are not happy and want to die. There are lots of articles written about this. I side with both but it's interesting to read what people are saying.

I haven't seen the movie, but I felt the book did try to deal with this issue.  Louisa made friends with a lot of disabled people on message boards and in chat rooms to try and understand Will and try to get ammunition to help him change his mind.  She spoke several times of this or that friend who enjoyed their lives and were not anywhere close to taking the step Will was planning.  I thought it was pretty obvious that Will's choice was not common and definitely not expected of anyone else. I do get that Will's choice could be see in a negative light by the disabled community, but I think a lot of protesters read a synopsis and not the book.  The selfishness and uniqueness of Will's choice was discussed over and over again in the book.

I feel like if there's a main character in a book that dares to make a choice that's not "average" for whatever subgroup they belong to (as long as their subgroup isn't straight and white) there's going to be backlash.  I can sometimes see the point of the frustrations, but often it's annoying. It actually makes it harder for whatever subgroup is being discussed because it's like they are saying that no one is allowed to think differently or behave differently.  Are you no longer allowed to think for yourself if you are deaf? Black? Asian? Gay? Alien from Mars?  

I think the book did a good job explaining why Will choose to do what he did. Of course they couldn't put it all in the movie. But based on what I gathered from reading the book, his condition was only going to worsen and he wanted to choose instead of everyone choosing for him. He was in control of his life for once since after the accident. I did like how they changed the ending scene a bit of Will and Louisa (how he sang to her in the movie but he didn't in the book). It was a nice touch. 

Also, they didn't put the maze portion in the movie, which was a big explanation of why Louisa was the person she was and chose to live a safe and comfortable existence. It would have been good to put the maze scenes in because that's where you see more depth of character in both Louisa and Will. 

I guess I'm in the minority, but I really didn't care for the book. I don't anticipate seeing the movie.

I hadn't read the book and I "wanted" will to chose to live and chose to be with Louisa and it felt selfish- however as just a movie viewer I felt they did explain through Nathan that his condition was only going to worsen and that will was in great pain. I felt the ending his life choice was due to that more than not being able to do the things he couldt anymore - although will did say he didn't want to be this new will- he wanted to be the old will. Perhaps if he hadn't had the great pain he would have been more open to counseling and coming to terms with his new life.

Dumb question though- where did the pain feeling coming from? I thought his body didn't have feeling- Nathan said it was "dead" from the neck down?

No, but neither should we be forced ''to sit down and shut up'' about this either. I get the point I think you are trying to make, and I say this gently, but in the real world individuals with SCI are marginalized and at the very worst pitied. I don't recall ever seeing an accurate depiction of an SCI on screen. Insult is added to injury when the mryiad of complex issues- physical, mental and emotional-are watered down, ''Hollywooded'' up and played to tug on the heartstrings of the audience hoping to render them a weepy mess. I think that is what most of the backlash/controversy is about.

The book has been on my reading list for some time. I had no idea what it was about, I doubt I'll read it or see the movie now, but if I do I'll give my honest opinion from a perspective I never wanted to have. I'm not criticizing anyone's opinion, merely asking you to consider the issues behind the controversy. 
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I loved the movie, I thought it really did the book justice. I found it strange that when they went on vacation they didn't name the location. The airport simply said "welcome to paradise." I wished they included the scene where he is kidnapped by the drunk guys at the race tracks. lol The Maze scene was another story line and really didn't need to be included. There really was too much to cover in the book like how her grandfather was housebound and Will's sister wasn't essential to the story line neither was Will's father having an affair. Wonder if the movie will have a sequel? I didn't think the book's sequel was that good.

Just got back from seeing it and loved it! Now I want to read the book.