‘Remember Me’ Review
Posted on Mar 11, 2010 || Category: Robert Pattinson, Remember Me || 5 comments.
Hey guys, this is Robin(BAE). If you follow us on Facebook, you may have seen my post last night after I returned home from an advanced screening of ‘Remember Me’. I said if I had the chance, I would try to write a review. Well, here goes, and I apologize now, because I am not good at this type of thing, but I will do my best. I have seen both good and bad reviews of the movie, but I am going to TRY to be fair. I mean it’s Rob, come on. ;) I will also try to keep it spoiler-free.
The Negative:
While there really isn’t anything about the film that I hate, it isn’t perfect. Is this the best movie I have ever seen? No, but it definitely is not the worst. Most of my problems with the film seem to focus on the writing, or more specifically the dialogue. It isn’t the most original, and at times feels a bit cliche or expected.
Also, for a romance, there is a lot of tragedy in the movie. Granted, that is a huge part of the story. Not so much the specific tragedies, but how the characters deal with the tragedy, and how it effects their relationships with those around them. The problem is that at times, the weight of the “tragedies” can be a bit much. There are a few places where the film feels suffocated in tragedy. Fortunately, those moments don’t last too long.
The Positive:
This film is not a “blockbuster”, it isn’t flashy, or commercial, and for me, that is a great thing. It is a movie about the story and the characters. The landscape, the characters, and the story come off as “real”. None of the characters are perfect, their lives aren’t perfect, and they don’t deal with things perfectly. The romance isn’t all hearts, flowers, and doe eyes. They live, struggle, laugh, fight, make mistakes, and love. It is nice to see a film that is strictly about telling the real story of these characters, and not about how many special effects and money can be thrown into the film.
The acting was very good. Yes, Rob’s character Tyler is “brooding” and angry, but we get to see a lighter side as well. We get to see a few laughs and a bit of a playful side. The connection or “chemistry” between Rob and Emilie de Ravin is believable. Actually, I found the relationships between all the characters believable, both in the love and the dysfunction.
The best way I can think of to review Rob’s acting, is by telling you about my friend. Keep in mind, both of us are in our 30s. The friend that went with me, loves ‘Twilight’ and Rob. She loves the character of Edward, it is her favorite role of Rob’s, and she was concerned because whenever she sees Rob, she sees Edward. When I asked her how she thought he did in ‘Remember Me’, she gave him the best compliment she could have given him when she said that “when she watched the movie, she never once saw Edward”. To me, that speaks volumes about Rob’s acting in the film.
Finally, the “twist” ending. I knew going into the screening what the “twist” was, and I was concerned because it would have to be done carefully and tactfully, or it would be a disaster. Knowing about the “twist”, it was interesting to see how the rest of the audience reacted when at one point, something a character has written is shown on screen, and they realized where the story was headed. There was a collective gasp, that my friend described as being almost like a barometric change, and then the theater got perfectly quiet, as we waited for what we all now knew was coming. How would it play out? All I will say is that for me, it was successful, and not the disaster I was worried about. What I didn’t expect, was how the ending would linger. I was in bed trying to get to sleep, and my mind kept going back to the ending.
While it may not be the best movie I have ever seen, it is a good movie. It is definitely worth going to see, especially if you want to see a character driven story. Yes, I like it enough that I will probably see it again, and will absolutely be getting the DVD. One warning: BRING TISSUE!





















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