Rotten
The melodrama feels so hurried and half-baked that the end result isn't just disappointing. It's borderline infuriating.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
The Best of Me
You never forget your first love.
2014 · 1h 57m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Michael Hoffman
Overview
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The sunlight is golden, the accent's rural (this one's set in Louisiana), people die, sagacious letters are read aloud.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
For all of the eventfulness it jams into a (poorly edited) two-hour package, The Best Of Me ends up extracting the best of absolutely no one.
Jason Clark, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
As a drama, it fails, but the camp value is high, making it more fun than your average would-be weeper. It's silly, but at least it's not a slog.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Rotten
Interminably long, dragging out its molasses heart through what seem like three different endings.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
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