Remember Me
by Allen Coulter
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Actor: Chris Cooper, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Pattinson, Ruby JerinsDirector: Allen Coulter
Brand: SUM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-06-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DVD; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
Movie Reviews of Remember Me
Movie Review: "Remember Me" is a surprisingly good film on so many levels
Summary: 5 Stars
I was not inclined to check out "Remember Me" because it stars Robert Pattison. In the "Twilight" universe I belong to neither Team Edward nor Team Jacob, being more of a Team Bella kind of guy (or maybe Team Alice), so his presence was insufficient to get me interested. But the movie also has Emilie de Ravin, who I remember as being young and pregnant on "Roswell" before she played young and pregnant on "Lost," which restored some equilibrium. But then I noticed that the movie had an A- rating on Redbox, which is one of the few A grades I have seen, so I decided to rent it, knowing nothing else about the movie. It turns out that Pattison's Tyler Hawkins and de Ravin's Ally Craig, are both scarred by devastating deaths in their lives and in the great tradition of such movies, they find each other, and despite coming from totally different worlds and a deep dark secret that could threaten everything, it looks like things might possibly have a chance of actually working out between them as they heal each other.
As far as both leads go I can say this is the best work I have seen either of them turn in. For the first time I got a sense of Pattison as playing an interesting character who is neither Hogwart's golden boy nor the paragon of undead virtue, and the actor gets bonus points for being an executive producer on this film, which underscores his level of commitment to this product. But as much as I liked his performance I thought de Ravine was better. Certainly her's is the more grounded and realistic character, and she avoids a lot of the stereotypical problems of the female character in this type of romance. Then there is Ruby Jerins as Tyler's kid sister Caroline. I have watched Jerins in "Nurse Jackie," where I am pretty sure I have never seen her character, a child worried about way too much to far too great a degree, crack a smile. So it was nice seeing her be more like a real kid, although Caroline has her own problems. In many ways, the most touching relationship in the film is between Caroline and Tyler, while the most troubled is between Tyler and their father, Charles (Pierce Brosnan), who is apparently as rich as he is distant from his children. Ally has issues with her father (Chris Coooper), a New York City cop, who actually gets to meet Tyler before she does, and therein lies another crucial element in the tale. As you might guess with Brosnan and Cooper as the fathers, the supporting cast of this 2010 film is a major strength. The international flavor of the cast continues with Lena Olin as Tyler's mom, and then we throw into the mix Martha Plimpton as Ally's mother and Kate Burton as Brosnan's assistant. Finally, director Allen Coulter, whose name you might recognize more from his directing television series on HBO than as the director of "Hollywoodland," brings an elegant artistic touch to this film.
The problematic element of this movie for the critics (versus the reviewers) is the ending, which, I have to admit, I did not see coming, because I did not pick up on the significance of the opening shot or work out the dates to realize this is not a film set in our presence. For that matter, I did not try to decode the meaning of the film's title. That being said, I think there are three factors supporting the conclusion. The first is that the ending is well set up as a surprise. Marcelo Zarvos's score creates a strong sense of unease that something not too good is going to happen, and those of you adept at "reading" a film will pick up on what is going to be the source of that badness, only that is not how it plays out. I am not sure if the credit belows to the screenplay or the director, but it plays out well. The second would be how the more you think about the movie the more you can see how the actions of the characters ended up switching the positions of two of them, and you all know how I love irony the master trope of the universe. The final and least important one is that screenwriter Will Fetters literally began with the ending and then decided to tell a story that reached that particular point. There is no way of knowing that when you just see the film, and I did not find out about it until afterwards, but it is important to appreciate that the ending is integral to the story and not one of those endings that Hollywood producers like to slap on a film.
Summary of Remember Me
Synopsis: Robert PattinsonItem Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 06/22/10
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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