Me Before You

Jean, This is  a summer romantic comedy movie with many opportunities for teary moments. Basic story of a young British girl takes the job as a personal assistant/aid to a young, quite wealthy British man in a small village outside current London. The story has a number of tearjerker moments but handles them with intelligence and realism. ( The young man is a paraplegic rising from an accident crossing the  street.) Besides having the two leads who handle their roles so  well, it has this picturesque village built around a castle and scenes along the beaches of Mallorca. Great chemistry between the leads and brings up some serious issues in a thought provoking way. Dad

P.S. The previews are:

Captain Fantastic
South Side With You
The Founder

Maggie's Plan

Jean, This is a romantic comedy starring Greta Gerwig as Maggie. It begins where she  has come to the point in her life where she is looking for a sperm donor. The romance that develops is more plot driven and the comedy is more smiles than laughs.You know what you are getting with Greta in her special way of hitting her marks and saying her lines so directly and charmingly.The others who get drawn into her plan are Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph and Julianne Moore. It is like you are listening into the lives of 4 or 5 people who are interesting, intelligent and entertainingly flawed. It reminded me of the 2011 movie "Your Sister's Sister". Like that film,  it also has a "punch line scene" at the very end.  Jim

P.S. The previews are:

Equity
Our Little Sister
The Founder:Ray Kroc

Alice Through the Looking Glass, 3D

Jean, This is not your mother's or father's Through the Looking Glass story. They take the characters and you pass through the mirror into a beautiful, amazing, visually imaginative world with a straight forward story. All the usual characters are back, including Mia Wasiowska as Alice and Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway etc. It is also in 3D and uses the 3D to a terrify advantage. This is one of the best. But the visuals are so good. You have pirate ships racing through the stormy waters (Pirates of the Caribbean) and the clock repairmen reassembled int one huge repairman (Transformers) etc.The theme of the movie is Time and it's importance in all matters. They use that thought to great advantage in moving the story along. I am not a purist when it comes to Lewis Carroll stories, so I enjoyed this beautifully produced story about a strong, smart ,young girl handling one challenge after another.  Dad

P.S. The previews were:

The Secret Life of Pets
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Pete's Dragon
Sing
The Space Between Us
The BFG