Review: Remember Me

Film Name:

Remember Me

Actors:

Robert Pattinson, EmilliedeRavin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, Pierce Brosnan, Tate Ellington, Ruby Jerins

Director:

Allen Coulter

Summary:

Allen Coulter presents a rebellion drama of relationships lost and gone wrong. Emillie de Ravin (Claire of ‘Lost’ fame) watches her mother get killed by 2 thugs in a deserted station when she is 11 years old. She returns to her father Chris Cooper (Bourne Series) who is a cop in NYC. The story moves forward by 10 years and now concentrates on a young Robert Pattinson (Twilight Series) who has a difficult relationship with his father Pierce Brosnan (ex-James Bond) and still tries to come to terms with his elder brother’s death (revealed later that he had committed suicide). He strongly feels that his father’s little interest in love and care for his family has resulted in the destruction of all the relationships. Pattinson also has a little sister Ruby Jerins (10 years younger) who is exceptionally talented in art and is rejected by all the girls in her class for being different and weird. The two form a special relationship and care a lot for each others feelings and lend emotional support. Then an incident occurs which prompts Pattinson to face police charges and then finally ends up meeting Emillie. Both fall in love and start living together much to the embarrassment of her father Chris Cooper, until one fine day things start to change and bring a change in opinions. Pattinson visits his father’s office to surprisingly know that Brosnan had decided to give a ride to his daughter Ruby Jerins and drop her at school in an attempt to makeover for what he never did. In the meantime Pattinson looks at his childhood pictures on his father’s computer and realises that his father actually loves him but never expresses it. Emotionally overcome with joy, he overlooks at the NYC skyline from his father’s office window and the camera slowly moves out of the building revealing the reality behind what was in store.

Scenes to watch out:

1. The scene where Pattinson meets Emillie for the first time and says – “Lucky You! I am still undecided”

2. Indian restaurant scene where Emillie explains about her desert first and main course last concept.

Patchy scenes:

1. Poor characterisation

2. The climax scene

Final Verdict:

1. Music/Background Music

Nothing official about it – 0.15/1

2. Story

A lousy script with too slow narration which made me feel that I had seen movies like this before – 0.25/1

3. Screenplay and Casting

Poor casting as none of the characters actually impact the viewer with any killer performance. Only Brosnan looks good – 0.35/1

4. Climax and Impact

Oh! I never want all the movies to keep reminding us of that one event all the time! Why do you want do that? It was a rather too powerful for this kind of a story – 0.25/1

5. Final Presentation

We have come across stories in this genre but this movie fails to impact as the characters fail from poor dialogue and rather meek characterisation. To me, the movie fails what I thought it should have delivered. – 0.30/1

My verdict: Remember Me, Forgettable…

Final Score – 1.45/5

Review: Remember Me

Written by Ganesh Raam

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