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One night, Tyler and his troublemaking roommate Aidan ([[Tate Ellington]]) find themselves in trouble with Neil. Later, Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off at NYU. He decides to retaliate against the detective by having Tyler sleep with and ultimately dump Ally. Tyler reluctantly agrees to meet her. After spending some time with Ally, the two bond over the losses in their pasts and begin to fall for each other. When Ally sleeps over at Tyler's house without informing her father, she and her father have a fight, ending with Neil hitting her. Ally then moves in with Tyler and Aiden. When Neil eventually visits, he recognizes Tyler and they fight furiously. Tyler provokes Neil by confessing to Aidan's ill-advised plan and his reason for meeting Ally which in turn forces Tyler to confess everything to Ally. She leaves him angrily and returns to her father's home. The couple stay alienated until Aidan visits her to explain that only he is to blame, and that Tyler was sincerely in love with her.
One night, Tyler and his troublemaking roommate Aidan ([[Tate Ellington]]) find themselves in trouble with Neil. Later, Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off at NYU. He decides to retaliate against the detective by having Tyler sleep with and ultimately dump Ally. Tyler reluctantly agrees to meet her. After spending some time with Ally, the two bond over the losses in their pasts and begin to fall for each other. When Ally sleeps over at Tyler's house without informing her father, she and her father have a fight, ending with Neil hitting her. Ally then moves in with Tyler and Aiden. When Neil eventually visits, he recognizes Tyler and they fight furiously. Tyler provokes Neil by confessing to Aidan's ill-advised plan and his reason for meeting Ally which in turn forces Tyler to confess everything to Ally. She leaves him angrily and returns to her father's home. The couple stay alienated until Aidan visits her to explain that only he is to blame, and that Tyler was sincerely in love with her.


Shortly thereafter, Caroline gets teased by girls in her class who think she's "a freak of nature". They cut her hair off and when they tease her in front of Tyler, he turns violent and ends up in jail once again. Some good comes out of this incident because afterwards Tyler and Charles begin to reconnect. Toward the end of the film, Charles asks Tyler to meet with lawyers at his office. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office over Manhattan, and as the camera view widens we see that he is in an office near the top of the World Trade Center. It is later revealed that the year is 2001 and Tyler dies in the [[September 11 attacks]]. After his death, short scenes of the main characters are shown about a year later, indicated by Caroline's long hair. Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship, Aidan, who has since got a tatoo of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally is taking the subway.
Shortly thereafter, Caroline gets teased by girls in her class who think she's "a freak of nature". They cut her hair off and when they tease her in front of Tyler, he turns violent and ends up in jail once again. Some good comes out of this incident because afterwards Tyler and Charles begin to reconnect. Toward the end of the film, Charles asks Tyler to meet with lawyers at his office. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office over Manhattan, and as the camera view widens we see that he is in an office near the top of the World Trade Center. It is later revealed that the year is 2001 and Tyler dies in the [[September 11 attacks]]. After his death, short scenes of the main characters are shown about a year later, indicated by Caroline's long hair. Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship, Aidan, who has since got a tattoo of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally is taking the subway.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 02:14, 11 April 2010

Remember Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAllen Coulter
Written byWill Fetters
Produced byNicholas Osborne
Trevor Engelson
Erik Feig
StarringRobert Pattinson
Emilie de Ravin
Chris Cooper
Lena Olin
Pierce Brosnan
Tate Ellington
CinematographyJonathan Freeman
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
company
Underground Films
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release date
March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000,000[1]
Box office$35.4 million [2]

Remember Me is a 2010 American romantic drama film directed by Allen Coulter based on a screenplay written by Will Fetters. The film stars Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin and Pierce Brosnan.

Plot

In New York City in 1991, an 11-year-old girl named Ally Craig witnesses the murder of her mother on a New York City Subway platform.[3] Ten years later, Ally (Emilie de Ravin) is a student at New York University who lives at home with her overprotective detective father, Neil (Chris Cooper).

We are next introduced to Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson), a moody, directionless 21 year-old auditing classes at NYU and working in a bookstore. He has had a strained relationship with his businessman father, Charles (Pierce Brosnan) since his brother Michael's suicide. Charles appears to lack concern for Tyler's younger sister, Caroline (Ruby Jerins), with whom Tyler is very close.

One night, Tyler and his troublemaking roommate Aidan (Tate Ellington) find themselves in trouble with Neil. Later, Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off at NYU. He decides to retaliate against the detective by having Tyler sleep with and ultimately dump Ally. Tyler reluctantly agrees to meet her. After spending some time with Ally, the two bond over the losses in their pasts and begin to fall for each other. When Ally sleeps over at Tyler's house without informing her father, she and her father have a fight, ending with Neil hitting her. Ally then moves in with Tyler and Aiden. When Neil eventually visits, he recognizes Tyler and they fight furiously. Tyler provokes Neil by confessing to Aidan's ill-advised plan and his reason for meeting Ally which in turn forces Tyler to confess everything to Ally. She leaves him angrily and returns to her father's home. The couple stay alienated until Aidan visits her to explain that only he is to blame, and that Tyler was sincerely in love with her.

Shortly thereafter, Caroline gets teased by girls in her class who think she's "a freak of nature". They cut her hair off and when they tease her in front of Tyler, he turns violent and ends up in jail once again. Some good comes out of this incident because afterwards Tyler and Charles begin to reconnect. Toward the end of the film, Charles asks Tyler to meet with lawyers at his office. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office over Manhattan, and as the camera view widens we see that he is in an office near the top of the World Trade Center. It is later revealed that the year is 2001 and Tyler dies in the September 11 attacks. After his death, short scenes of the main characters are shown about a year later, indicated by Caroline's long hair. Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship, Aidan, who has since got a tattoo of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally is taking the subway.

Cast

Production

Production took place in New York City and Manhattan over the summer of 2009.[4][5] Robert Pattinson also served as an Executive Producer.[6] The production of the film was under the charge of Summit Entertainment and Underground Films.

Release

The film premiered on March 1, 2010 at the Paris Theatre in New York City,[7] and received its wide release on March 12, 2010.

Critical reception

The film currently holds a "Rotten" rating of 28% based on 108 reviews on the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus states, "Its leads are likeable, but Remember Me suffers from an overly maudlin script and a borderline offensive final twist."[8] It also holds a "mixed or average" score of 40 out of 100 on Metacritic.[9]

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, stating the "scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm." Honeycutt goes on to say that the score and cinematography brought "notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama."[10] Roger Ebert generally liked the film, giving it three out of four stars and characterizing it as a "well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. Liberate them from the plot's destiny, which is an anvil around their necks, and you might have something" but goes on to say it "tries to borrow profound meaning, but succeeds only in upstaging itself so overwhelmingly that its characters become irrelevant".[11]

Jake Coyle of The Associated Press did not favor the film and said the "most pleasing thing about [the film] is its boldness. It may be affected, but [it] is at least aiming for an intriguing character study — a positive sign in the young career of Pattinson" whom he says steps away from "Twilight, apparently in search of his Five Easy Pieces or Rebel Without a Cause."[12] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a D+, calling it a "shameless contraption of ridiculously sad things befalling attractive people". Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script.[13] Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe gave the film a half star out of four, commenting that the film "crassly repurposes tragedy to excuse its cliches."[14]

Box office

Remember Me opened in fifth place[15], behind Alice in Wonderland, Green Zone, She's Out of My League, and Shutter Island. It grossed $8,089,139 in its first weekend, and as of April 4th, 2010 the film has grossed $18,242,661 domestically.[16]

References

  1. ^ Remember Me at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ On the F Line at the 18th Avenue and McDonald Avenue elevated station in Brooklyn. She is shot in the chest by two muggers trying to rob her.
  4. ^ "Remember Me Star Emilie De Ravin On Robert Pattinson: "We Had Instant Great Chemistry"". MTV. January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authr= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ ‘Remember Me’ Filming Locations for July 6th & 7th
  6. ^ Claudia Puig (March 12, 2010). "Forget 'Twilight': Pattinson is at his best in 'Remember Me'". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "'Remember Me': Robert Pattinson makes Fallon swoon, Kristen Stewart walks the red carpet". Los Angeles Times. March 2, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211619-remember_me/
  9. ^ Remember Me at Metacritic
  10. ^ Kirk Honeycutt (March 8, 2010). "Remember Me -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Roger Ebert (March 10, 2010). "Remember Me". Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  12. ^ Jake Coyle (March 10, 2010). "Review: Pattinson still brooding in `Remember Me'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum (March 10, 2010). "Remember Me". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Wesley Morris (March 12, 2010). "Pattinson in a brood for love". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 12, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=11&p=.htm
  16. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rememberme.htm
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