Remember Me (2010)

director: Allen Coulter

writers: Will Fetters

starring: Robert Pattinson, Emile De Ravin, Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan

genre: Drama, Romance

It seems that I've been seeing too many romantic films lately. Either I'm far too much in love or I have a death wish for cliched films. The said film here is what I have been talking about in countless of my reviews. Of a more serious type of romance film, with drama and that is down to earth in many of its aspects. This film for many might be a waste of time due vampire Edward Pattinson being in it. But the film ain't that bad and the film's fault aren't of his fault.

Remember Me is all about Ally (Emile de Ravin) and Tyler (Robert Pattinson). They both have gone through tragedy in their life but still try to move forward. Both have come from tough backgrounds, Tyler's brother committed suicide and Ally's mother died in front of her eyes when she was a child. Both still haunted and affected these events try to enjoy life and fix things for themselves and their families. Tyler and Ally once together seem to have accomplished what they always wanted, love, clarity and peace and a way of moving forward themselves, coming to accord with the past and connecting their family.

The ultimate problem with the film is that it gets its point across and then it makes the mistake of trying to go even deeper in your skin with a even deeper message that i thought it was misplaced within the film and completely unnecessary. I wont spoil it, but keep your mind open for something you wont expect towards the end of the film. Its not the twist of the century but it plays out the ending of the film in a different matter that I didn't understand the necessity for it. The film is about father issues and family coming together. Getting through tragedy and hoping for a better future. Then when you've got the message, the ending gives you a final touch to it which wasn't a bad thing but they way they did it is where many will be puzzled and rightly so.

I managed to enjoy Remember Me. For its performances, for its fresher take on the genre compared to today's romantic films, and for the film to actually have the guts to play it risky instead of playing it safe with its story. Even though I still didnt go bananas for the film I still recommend it.

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Review by Paul