Review: REMEMBER ME

Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) is a screw up to his father (Pierce Brosnan) . He is in college but only to audit classes, he drinks too much, and he has a huge chip on his shoulder. It’s not as if he doesn’t care about anything though. He is incredibly protective of his younger sister, who gets picked on at school for being a bit odd. The two have a very strong bong, especially after the suicide of their eldest brother.

Tyler stands up for what is right, no matter the cost. One night, while out drinking with his best friend, he jumps into a fight to defend a stranger. When the police arrest the innocent man, Tyler speaks up and not only does he get arrested, he gets assaulted by the cop (Chris Cooper). To get back at the cop without getting into more legal trouble, Tyler’s best friend suggests that he date the officers daughter and break her heart. The problem is that he and Ally (Emilie de Ravin) end up falling in love, and together they try to straighten out their crazy parents. Tyler’s father is a wealthy business man who blows off his family for his fast paced job, while Ally’s father is a stressed out cop who has never coped with the death of his wife.

The first things that I had heard about this movie were negative because of Rob Pattinson being cast in the starring role. I have heard plenty of people write this film off without seeing it because “the kid from TWILIGHT” is in it. Let me tell you, that would be a mistake. Pattinson plays a passionate, conflicted young man in this film, and he does it well. The story is not a light one, and leaves the audience in a state of disbelief. He and de Ravin are an attractive young couple in this film, and their chemistry is rather appealing to watch unfold.

The love story is not the biggest draw to this film though. As cute as it is, it is very predictable. A bet is made, boy and girl fall in love, girl find out about the bet and they break up, and then boy wins girl back. The more interesting story is why they are the way they are, and the families behind them. Ruby Jerins, who plays Tyler’s sister, is a delight to watch. Although she is slightly odd, it is very hard not to like her. I think it goes without saying, but that would make for a boring review, but Pierce Brosnan plays a great asshole! He is very good at delivering a performance that really makes the audience despise him.

SPOILER ALERT!

The ending definitely shocked me beyond belief! I figured that with a title like REMEMBER ME , how they kept talking about Tyler’s dead brother, and that his character kept getting himself in dangerous situations that he would end up dying in the end. I did not think that it would happen the way it did. I do believe that is is better to not know how when going into this movie, otherwise you lose the shock value at the end of it. I think they did a really great job of keeping it in until the end, and leaving it up to surprise. They also did it in a way that kept it tasteful, which must have been hard to do.

Overall Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars