▁it ▁the ▁worst ▁opening ▁for ▁a ▁Nicholas ▁S par ks ' ▁novel ▁adaptation . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Me ▁has ▁been ▁p anned ▁by ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 %, ▁based ▁on ▁ 7 9 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" At ▁nine ▁films ▁and ▁counting , ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁Nicholas ▁S par ks ▁film ▁fans ▁and ▁det ract ors ▁is ▁clear , ▁and ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Me ▁will ▁change ▁few ▁minds ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁divide ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁unf avor able ▁reviews ". ▁In ▁Cinema Score ▁pol ls ▁conducted ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁week end , ▁cinema ▁aud ien ces ▁gave ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Me ▁an ▁average ▁grade ▁of ▁" B +" ▁on ▁an ▁A + ▁to ▁F ▁scale . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Me ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁" T ears ▁of ▁Joy " ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁running ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 ▁minutes ▁and ▁an ▁altern ated ▁ending ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - R ay . ▁