For most viewers, the obsession with Robert Pattinson would make any of his films magical. But there is not enough love for that man to keep "Remember Me" from being abysmal.
Firstly, as one of the few who recognizes how bad "Twilight" (both films and books) actually are, I did not even have the Pattinson-crush cushion going in so it was a double-whammy for me. "Remember Me," a tragic romantic melodrama directed by Allen Coulter, follows Tyler (Pattinson)-a rebellious young man who struggles to find meaning in his life after the tragedies in his own.
While Tyler tries to deal with daddy issues, he meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through bizarre and too unrealistic circumstances. And surprise-she also has issues with her father and has experienced extreme emotional heartache too (a random beginning that should have, in hindsight, prepared me for the random ending). As the two get tangled into a predictable love affair, upsetting family drama pries them apart, then brings them back together, then...
The movie turns into something nobody could have predicted. Some may enjoy that surprise element, but I'll put money down that they won't. Unfortunately, the most memorable moment of "Remember Me" is the drawn-out ending that will induce gasps, sobs and cries of, "Are you kidding me?"
After watching vapid characters for more than an hour, I looked forward to the end of the movie but once it was over all I wanted to do was pretend I hadn't seen what I just sat through.
The movie regrettably sticks with viewers, not because of Coulter's brilliance or a successful cast, but because Coulter forces the audience to relive a horrific catastrophe for no good reason.
By the start of the credits, I felt the weight of harsh realities pushing me down and making it difficult to leave the theater. I was unhappy, in shock and frankly, disgusted a movie director produced a poorly written script just so he could remind the audience that deadly, inexplicable and senseless bad things happen and there's nothing we can do about it. It was selfish.
Pattinson fan or not, unless one feels the need to remember how awful this world can be at times, "Remember Me" needs to be forgotten, not remembered.
[[In-content Ad]]
