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Episode 85 · March 31, 2019 · 1:09:35
The Best of Me
By unpopular demand, we close out Marchden (or Marsden March) with The Best of Me, the film (a) critic has called, “…a contrived manipulation and an insult to female sensibilities.”
Written by suspected anti-Semite Nicholas Sparks and filmed in the breathtaking bayou, we try to love this movie with the oppressive sincerity of “lucky roughneck” Dawson Cole (Marsden). It’s a miracle.
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The Best of Me
(2014)
Directed by Michael Hoffman
Drama
Romance
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5.25
tampons
Chick Flick!
Performers
James Marsden
Adaptations
Nicholas Sparks adaptation
Tropes
Falling in love montage
Female producer
Letter writing
Lighthearted time travel
Love triangle
Male eye-candy
Movie is generally derided by men
Movie was suggested by Netflix after streaming Leap Year
School dance
Strong female protagonist(s)
Uncomfortably sincere declaration of love
Widower character
On-screen sex partially or completely obscured by bedsheets/blankets
Sage advice delivered by parent, best friend, token black character, boss, landlord/lady, homeless person, etc.
Sexy precipitation (i.e., rain or snow that is good for kissing in)
Terrible girlfriend/boyfriend/fiance(e)/spouse (as competition for protagonist)