My Movie Review: Remember Me

My Movie Review: Remember Me

3/5

Opening Statement: Remember Me is a love story that involves two characters who have dysfunctional personalities and are grieving loses from their pasts. We are introduced to the smart-slacker type that is played by Robert Pattinson. This character gets involved with his roomate in breaking up a fight where a cop played by Chris Cooper assaults Robert Pattinson. As a scheme to get back at him Pattinson starts dating Coopers daughter, but ends up falling for her. Meanwhile we are exploring the depths and emotions of these characters pasts.

What's Good: Suprisingly a big step up from Twilight, Pattinson shows he has what it takes to be in the big leagues of acting. Maybe not along side the great performances of Cooper and Brosnan. But he does well along with his other supporting characters. The story in this film is dark and very emotional. They don't ever get all in your face with the romance. The story is no doubt the best part, not to mention the way the film was shot, with kind of a greyish color scheme. People complaining about seeing a Pattinson film might end up being pleasently surprised.

What's Bad: The Conclusion in the film seems forced, however it strays away from the ordinary. In the beginning of the film we have attention of Pattinsons character when the romance starts unfolding in the middle, it feels sort of like it is on dragging standards. The restraunt and carnival sequences go on a little to long, then we unroll to a strongly emotional "I hate my dad" story, that is a lot more interesting. It seems the film tries to have a strong moral, but in the end it was just another romantic tragedy. The audience goes in expecting little, and comes out only with the knowledge that they just saw a movie.

Consensus: A little melodramatic at times, and drags in areas, but ultimately Remember Me delivers its surprises. See this movie, instead of some stupid romantic comedy.