Vicki Englund, Journalist

"Woodley's honed his stage craft well and knows how to cut through to the back rows."

"It's all gloriously madcap and it's best just to go along for the ride even, if at the end you wonder what it was all meant to be about."

"It should make us all question whether we would cave in under similar circumstances."

"It's a truly inspirational story but strangely falls flat in the last half-hour just when it should soar."

"Sisters will be the next Bridesmaids."

"The homage has some points in its favour but really tests the patience of its audience."

"Some will love it and others will find it just a little too over the top."

"Like a good bottle of red, Meryl Streep's getting better with age and is completely satisfying to drink in on the screen."

It might not be one of his more memorable masterpieces.

"It's a coming-of-age story crossed with a road trip film."

"Dev Patel is hilarious with his over-the-top Indian persona."

"'The Best Of Me', ironically enough, isn’t among the best of Sparks’ stories although it has a good cast."