THIS sweet, weepie rom-com depends on money, lots of it.

Sustaining Will (Sam Claflin), paraplegic for two years but still mentally active, during the six months for which his wealthy oldies (Charles Dance and Janet McTeer) have engaged Lou (Emilia Clarke) to be his companion.

Lou’s not Will’s carer – his oldies also employ Nathan (Australian actor Stephen Peacocke) to do the heavy lifting and professional ministrations. But these three young adults make a compassionate and affectionate group delivering the screenplay by novelist Jojo Moyes for Thea Sharrock’s direction.

Before his accident, Will was a hot-shot investment broker. His parents understand full well the nature of his constant pain and his frustration at no longer being able to do what a fit young man enjoys doing.

When Lou, petite, pretty rather than beautiful, from a working-class family depending on her waitressing income, enters Will’s life, we can see where the plot is heading. Will’s prognosis is not favourable. Despite that, the film is joyous, even optimistic, even when it confronts the issue of euthanasia.

I’m not in the habit of saying that one film is better than another, but if you need a cinematic diversion to warm the cockles of your heart, “Me Before You” will very likely do the trick.

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