Remember Me (2010)

So much average

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The only reason I am not giving this film a 1/10 is because the acting was so phenomenal and the movie was very good until the soul crushing ending. I love a good tragic romance, but this movie simply went too far. If you want to get your heart ripped right out of your chest, this is the movie for you. It left my heart aching and my mind spinning for days.From the description on Netflix, I knew I was in for a tearjerker. I can handle a little tragedy but only if it is well done. This movie is not well done at all. First of all, the two characters have already lived lives riddled with tragedy. I personally felt that the opening scene was completely unbelievable and very much avoidable. So the two main characters bring happiness to each other's otherwise tragic existences.I loved Tyler's relationship with his little sister, I thought those were among some of the best scenes in the movie. I felt that the premise was forced and ridiculous of Tyler "only approaching" Allie to get her cop father to drop the charges against him. That plot line was weak from the very beginning and only serves for them to get in a stupid fight about it later on.I personally realized that the current timeline was 2001 from the very beginning, I know that a lot of people missed that. In the opening scene it shows 1991 flash across the screen and then it says "ten years later" when the true action of the story starts. I still was under the impression that 9/11 had already happened though, thus adding to the tragic atmosphere of their existing lives. In their political science class the teacher mentions "recent terrorist attacks" which I assumed could be none other than 9/11.Robert Pattinson gives a breathtaking performance and the chemistry between him and the main lead is unquestionable. The only questionable thing is what on earth the director was thinking with his horrifically offensive twist ending. I started to see it coming when they mentioned it was Labor Day...Labor Day in 2001 is obviously before 9/11...so I assumed they were perhaps going to have her cop father killed in the attacks which would have been tragic because they were fighting the better half of the movie. But no...they chose to go an even darker route.It seems like a lot of people loved the twist ending, but I am definitely among those who are appalled and sickened by it. The fact that the director chose to withhold that Tyler's father was working in one of the towers all along is NOT poetic or moving, it is a deliberate trap to throw the viewer off. My issue is not that they incorporated 9/11 into this movie. But to USE 9/11 as your surprise/Sixth Sense twist ending is unforgivable. I would have been more OK with it if from the very beginning you knew that his father worked there. Then it would have just been a tragic story that happened to take place around 9/11.And not to mention how unbelievable this string of events is! So we are to believe that these two sets of families have really been struck with this much tragedy? Ally's mother is murdered right in front of her and then the love of her life dies in the 9/11 attacks??? And poor Caroline...her one brother kills himself and then her other brother dies in the 9/11 attacks? Come on!!! What did these poor families do to anger The Reaper??? Some people claimed that the take away from this movie is that happiness is still possible no matter how much tragedy hits you. I suppose I can see that point but I think it could have been better accomplished without reliving the worst moment in American history. And I think that point still comes across without Tyler dying a horrific, unfathomable death in the end.I am not sure what the take away from this movie is supposed to be but the only thing it made me wish was that I had picked a different movie on Netflix.

This Twilight guy is really compelling. I think he has superstar potential in adult roles. I believed all of these characters, and I appreciated the complex plot. The lead reminded me of a Brando or Mickey Rourke.Wounded people find each other by the strangest circumstances. Or maybe not so strange, since people with similar issues make similar decisions. There was something "old school" about having a story revolve around white non-Italian people in modern working class New York. Although originally the guy was not working class.It seems that both the main guy and his brother could not find a reason to live and thrive. The annoying roommate accurately tells him to stop with the brooding rebel thing. That was great. Sometimes people are tortured beyond repair. I think that was the message.Meanwhile the actress playing the young girlfriend was totally believable and Pierce Brosnan pulled off an emotionally absent American with skill.There is occasional use of voice overs while the protagonist is writing to his brother. I usually don't like that, but it wasn't overdone. The feel of the city through the photography was not overly glamorized, nor over the top gritty. But New York is not a subtle place and that feeling was conveyed.I found most of the emotional baggage boring and depressing however. But the main actor's performance kept me with it all the way through.

Drama/romances are normally not the kind of movies I would go for. Especially not one where Robert Pattinson would figure in because I absolutely hated the hype around Twilight. But I gave it a shot anyway. And I have to admit that for a drama/romance Remember Me isn't bad. I won't watch it a second time or so but I'm still glad I watched it once. The storyline is easy and pleasant to follow with good acting as well. I thought the whole cast did a good job. The relationship between Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin is entertaining to watch as well as the twisted relationship between the father played by Pierce Brosnan and his son played by Robert Pattison. His little sister played by Ruby Jerins is a talented actress for her age. She already did a great job in the series Nurse Jackie and here she confirms that she will be a great actress in the future. All in all I enjoyed the movie even though it's not the movie I would go for.

One of the best movies I have ever seen, the acting is on point by all of the cast. Robert Pattinson portrays Tyler beautifully, he omits the emotions in ways no other actor could, specifically relating to Tyler and his father's relationship. The plot was laid out in a meticulous way that was gripping for the audience, especially the ending. I'm sure every viewer of the movie agrees that the plot turns in a way no one expects, and that captures the audience due to how the story line was built up. The dramatized scenes were never too over the top, they were rather engaging and emotion provoking. In addition, Ruby Jerins was excellent in her performance.