'The Best Of Me' Movie Review: Best And Worst Moments Of The Film [WATCH VIDEO]

Actress Michelle Monaghan and actor James Marsden pose at the 20th Annual Fulfillment Fund Stars benefit gala in Beverly Hills, California October 14, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

"The Best of Me" which is distributed by Relativity Media was shown in Australian and New Zealand theatres on Oct. 30, 2014. It was shown in U.S. and Canadian theatres on Oct. 17, 2014 and in UK theatres on Oct. 15, 2014. It stars James Marsden (Dawson Cole), Luke Bracey (young Dawson), Michelle Monaghan (Amanda Collier), Liana Liberato (young Amanda), Gerald McRaney (Tuck), Sean Bridgers (Tommy Cole), Ian Nelson (Jared), Sebastian Arcelus (Frank Reynolds), Jon Tenney (Harvey Collier), Caroline Goodall (Evelyn), Schuyler Fisk (Older April), Caroline Hebert (Young April) and Robby Rasmussen (Bobby / Aaron). Here is "The Best of Me" movie review including the best and worst moments of the film.

"The Best of Me" was written by J. Mills Goodloe and Will Fetters. It was directed by Michael Hoffman. The film was produced by Nicholas Sparks, Ryan Kavanaugh, Denise Di Novi, Justin Burns and Alison Greenspan. Its running time is 118 minutes. It is a book-to-film adaptation of Sparks' novel "The Best of Me." Its main plot is about high school sweethearts Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier who never stopped loving each other after several years of being apart. Unfortunately, things have changed when they meet again because Amanda is now married and has a son.

The film is bittersweet. It is tinged with melancholy, regret, hope and second chances. The ending of the story is sad, but not depressing because it gave viewers an explanation and some closure to the love story of Amanda and Dawson. James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan played their parts as Dawson and Amanda better than their younger counterparts (Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato). According to The Wrap, Marsden replaced Paul Walker, who tragically died in a car crash on Nov. 30, 2013 in Valencia, California. Below is a list of the best and worst moments of "The Best of Me."

Best Moments:

When...

1. Dawson and Amanda meet each other again as adults in Tuck's place.

2. Dawson first saw Amanda and fell in love at first sight with her.

3. Dawson went to Amanda and her obnoxious friends to tell them off for honking their horns at April's stalled car, instead of trying to help them push the car out of the way.

4. Amanda helped Dawson push April's car.

5. Dawson helped Amanda fix her car and she asked him out on a date.

6. Dawson and Amanda's first kiss.

7. Dawson and Amanda's reunion.

8. Amanda found out that Dawson was the heart donor for her son Jared.

Worst Moments:

When...

1. Dawson's dad hit him.

2. Tuck was hurt by Dawson's dad.

3. Bobby was accidentally shot by Dawson during a fight with his father.

4. Dawson was imprisoned and he refused to talk or see Amanda anymore.

5. Dawson was killed by his dad.

Box Office Information:

According to Box Office Mojo, the budget for "The Best of Me" was $26 million. As of Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, "The Best of Me" has already earned $25,941,000 worldwide (Domestic: $21,902,000 + Foreign: $4,039,000).

IMDb Ratings:

The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb rating for "The Best of Me" is 6.2/10 from 2,615 users as of this writing. It garnered a Metascore of 29/100 from 26 critics including Bill Zwecker of Chicago Sun-Times, who gave the film a score of 63 and Sara Stewart of New York Post, who gave the film a 50.

Rotten Tomatoes Ratings:

According to the Tomatometer, "The Best of Me" deserves a 10% score. It scored a 3.5/10 average rating, with only 7 considering it fresh and 66 considering it rotten out of 73 reviews. It also got a 61% score from the audience as of this writing.

Critics' Reviews:

"The Best of Me was a better film than I expected. Much of that is due to the performances delivered by Marsden, Monaghan, Liana Liberato and especially young Australian actor Luke Bracey as the younger version of Marsden's character," Bill Zwecker wrote on Chicago Sun-Times.

Meanwhile, Sara Stewart of New York Post likens "The Best of Me" to junk food that is artificially sweetened.

Audience Reviews:

"It's not a film I hated, instead it uncovered a whole new level of disbelief that a film can be this terrible," Marcus Woolcott wrote in a review posted on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

On the other hand, Eugene Bernabe thinks that the adaptation is cliched and poorly executed. Bernabe gave "The Best of Me" 2 1/2 stars.

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