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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Remember Me
| name = Remember me

| image = Remember me film poster.jpg
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| image = Remember me film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Allen Coulter]]
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| writer = Will Fetters
| director = [[Allen Coulter]]
| producer = {{Plain list|
| writer = Will Fetters
| producer = {{Plain list|
* Nicholas Osborne
* Nicholas Osborne
* [[Trevor Engelson]]
* [[Trevor Engelson]]
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* [[Robert Pattinson]]<ref name = "USAToday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2010-03-12-remember12_ST_N.htm |title=Forget 'Twilight': Pattinson is at his best in 'Remember Me' |date=March 12, 2010 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |author=Claudia Puig |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Robert Pattinson]]<ref name = "USAToday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2010-03-12-remember12_ST_N.htm |title=Forget 'Twilight': Pattinson is at his best in 'Remember Me' |date=March 12, 2010 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |author=Claudia Puig |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref>
}}
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| starring = {{Plain list|
| starring = {{Plain list|
* Robert Pattinson
* Robert Pattinson
* [[Emilie de Ravin]]
* [[Emilie de Ravin]]
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* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
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}}
| cinematography = [[Jonathan Freeman (cinematographer)|Jonathan Freeman]]
| cinematography = [[Jonathan Freeman (cinematographer)|Jonathan Freeman]]
| editing = [[Andrew Mondshein]]
| editing = [[Andrew Mondshein]]
| music = [[Marcelo Zarvos]]
| music = [[Marcelo Zarvos]]
| studio = Underground Films
| studio = Underground Films
| distributor = [[Summit Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Summit Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|2010|03|01|New York premiere|2010|03|12|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2010|03|01|New York premiere|2010|03|12|United States}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $16 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rememberme.htm |title=''Remember Me'' (2010) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref>
| budget = $16 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rememberme.htm |title=''Remember Me'' (2010) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref>
| gross = $56 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" />
| gross = $56 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" />
}}
}}
'''''Remember Me''''' is a 2010 American [[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[Allen Coulter]] and written by Will Fetters. It stars [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Emilie de Ravin]], [[Chris Cooper]], [[Lena Olin]], and [[Pierce Brosnan]]. The film received negative reviews from critics, with much of the criticism centered on its twist ending which divided audiences.
'''''Remember Me''''' is a 2010 American [[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[romantic drama]] film directed by [[Allen Coulter]] and written by Will Fetters. It stars [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Emilie de Ravin]], [[Chris Cooper]], [[Lena Olin]], and [[Pierce Brosnan]]. The film received mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics, with much of the criticism centered on its [[Plot twist|twist ending]] which divided audiences.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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In New York, Ally is a student at [[New York University]] (NYU), and lives with her father, Neil, a [[New York Police Department]] detective. Tyler Hawkins [[Academic audit|audits]] classes at NYU and works at the university bookshop. He and his sister Caroline have a strained relationship with their workaholic businessman father, Charles. One night, Tyler and his roommate Aidan get involved in somebody else's fight, and are arrested by Neil. Aidan calls Charles to bail Tyler out, but he does not stick around to have a conversation with his father. Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off, realizing that she is his daughter. He approaches Tyler with the idea to get back at the detective by persuading him to sleep with and dump Ally. Tyler and Ally go to dinner and continue seeing each other.
In New York, Ally is a student at [[New York University]], and lives with her father, Neil, a [[New York City Police Department]] detective, in [[Queens]]. Tyler Hawkins [[Academic audit|audits]] classes at NYU and works at the university bookshop. He and his sister Caroline have a strained relationship with their workaholic businessman father, Charles.


One night, Tyler and his roommate Aidan get involved in somebody else's fight, and are arrested by Neil. Aidan calls Charles to bail Tyler out, but he does not stick around to have a conversation with his father. When Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off, he realizes she is his daughter. So, he approaches Tyler with the idea to get back at the detective by sleeping with and dumping Ally. She and Tyler go to dinner and continue seeing each other.
After noticing a tattoo on Tyler's chest reading "Michael," Tyler reveals to Ally that his brother Michael died by suicide years ago; Ally in turn reveals that her mother was mugged and fatally shot when she was young. Aidan turns up at Tyler's apartment and meets Ally for the first time, and convinces the pair to go to a party, where Ally drinks too much. The following morning, following a confrontation between her and her father, Ally flees back to Tyler's apartment, where the pair consummate their relationship.


After noticing a tattoo on Tyler's chest reading "Michael," Tyler reveals to Ally that his brother Michael died by suicide years ago; Ally later reveals that her mother was mugged and fatally shot in front of her 10 years ago. Aidan turns up at Tyler's apartment, meets Ally for the first time, and convinces the pair to go to a party, where she drinks too much. The following morning, after her father hits her when she stands up to him, Ally flees back to Tyler's apartment, where the pair consummate their relationship.
Caroline, a budding artist, is featured in an art show, and Tyler asks his father to attend the show. When he fails to show up, Caroline is heartbroken and Tyler confronts him in a boardroom filled with people, accusing his father of willingly distancing himself from his children to avoid feeling the pain of losing another child, and father and son come to blows. Neil's partner recognizes Tyler with Ally on a train; so Neil breaks into Tyler's apartment, finds out his initial reason for meeting Ally, and violently confronts him, which forces Tyler to confess to a distraught Ally. Aidan visits Ally at her father's home to explain that he is to blame, and Tyler is genuinely in love with her.


Caroline, a budding young artist, is featured in an art show, and Tyler tries to get their father to attend. When he fails to show up, Caroline is heartbroken, so Tyler confronts him in a boardroom filled with people. He accuses his father of willingly distancing himself from his children to avoid feeling the pain of losing another child, and father and son come to blows.
Caroline is bullied by classmates at a birthday party where they cut a chunk of her hair off. Ally and Aidan visit Tyler's mother's apartment, where Caroline is sobbing. Tyler accompanies his sister back to school, and following further bullying, Tyler turns violent, and ends up in custody. Charles is impressed that Tyler stood up for his sister, and they connect. Charles asks Tyler to meet his lawyers at his office.


When Neil's partner recognizes Tyler with Ally on a train, Neil breaks into Tyler's apartment. Recognizing him, he finds out Tyler's initial reason for meeting Ally, and violently confronts him, which forces Tyler to confess to a distraught Ally. Aidan visits Ally at her father's home to explain it's his fault, and Tyler is genuinely in love with her.
Tyler spends the night with Ally, and they confess their true love for each other. The next morning, Charles calls Tyler to let him know that he will be late, as he is taking Caroline to school; Tyler is happy that Charles is spending time with his daughter, and tells him that he will wait in his office. He looks on Charles's computer, featuring a slideshow of pictures with Tyler, Michael, and Caroline when they were younger. Caroline arrives at her classroom, where the teacher writes the date on the blackboard as [[September 11 attacks|Tuesday, September 11, 2001]]. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office, which is revealed to be located on the 101st floor of the [[1 World Trade Center|North Tower]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].


Caroline is bullied by classmates at a birthday party, where they cut a chunk of her hair off. Ally and Aidan visit Tyler's mother's apartment, where Caroline is sobbing. Tyler accompanies his sister back to school, and following further bullying, Tyler reacts violently and is arrested. Charles again bails out his son and tells Tyler that he will exert his power over the school's board of trustees to ensure that the bullies are forced to leave. Charles asks Tyler to meet his lawyers at his office.
A voice-over of Tyler's diary reveals that he loved Michael all along, and he forgives him for killing himself. Tyler is buried next to Michael. Some time later, Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship. Aidan, who has since gotten a [[tattoo]] of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally gets on the subway at the same spot where her mother was killed.


Tyler spends the night with Ally, and they confess their love for each other. The next morning, Charles calls Tyler to let him know that he will be late, as he is taking Caroline to school; Tyler is happy that their dad is spending time with his sister, and tells him that he will wait in his office. He looks on Charles's computer, featuring a slideshow of pictures with Tyler, Michael, and Caroline when they were younger.
==Cast==

Caroline arrives at her classroom, where the teacher writes the date on the blackboard as [[September 11 attacks|Tuesday, September 11, 2001]]. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office, which is revealed to be located on the north edge of the 101st floor in the [[List of tenants in 1 World Trade Center (1971–2001)|North Tower]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].

A voice-over of Tyler's diary declares his love for his brother Michael, forgiving him for killing himself. Tyler is buried next to Michael. Some time later, Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship. Aidan, who has since gotten a [[tattoo]] of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally gets on the subway at the same spot where her mother was killed.

==Cast ==
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* [[Robert Pattinson]] as Tyler Hawkins
* [[Robert Pattinson]] as Tyler Hawkins
* [[Emilie de Ravin]] as Alyssa "Ally" Craig
* [[Emilie de Ravin]] as Alyssa Craig, also known as Ally
* [[Chris Cooper]] as Sgt. Neil Craig, Ally's father, an NYPD detective
* [[Chris Cooper]] as Sgt. Neil Craig, Ally's father, an NYPD detective
* [[Lena Olin]] as Diane Hirsch, Tyler and Caroline's mother
* [[Lena Olin]] as Diane Hirsch, Tyler and Caroline's mother
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* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Charles Hawkins, Tyler and Caroline's father
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Charles Hawkins, Tyler and Caroline's father
* [[Peyton List (actress, born 1998)|Peyton List]] as Samantha, a girl from Caroline's school who constantly bullies her.
* [[Kate Burton (actress)|Kate Burton]] as Janine, Charles' executive assistant
* [[Kate Burton (actress)|Kate Burton]] as Janine, Charles' executive assistant
* [[Gregory Jbara]] as Les Hirsch, Diane's new partner
* [[Gregory Jbara]] as Les Hirsch, Diane's new partner
* [[Meghan Markle]] as Megan, the [[bartender]]


==Premiere==
==Production==
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The film premiered on March 1, 2010, at the [[The Paris Theater (Manhattan)|Paris Theatre]] in New York City,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/robert-pattinson-jimmy-fallon-kristen-stewart-remember-me.html |title='Remember Me': Robert Pattinson makes Fallon swoon, Kristen Stewart walks the red carpet |date=2010-03-02 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=2010-11-25}}</ref> and received its wide release on March 12, 2010. It is rated [[British Board of Film Classification|12A]] in the UK and [[PG-13 (Motion Picture Association)|PG-13]] in the United States.


==Home media==
==Soundtrack==
The official ''Remember Me'' soundtrack album was released on March 9, 2010. An album of the score composed by [[Marcelo Zarvos]] was also released. The movie contained 26 credited songs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.what-song.com/movie/title.php?Title=Remember%20Me |title=Remember Me Soundtrack |publisher=What-Song.com |access-date=2010-09-11 |archive-date=2011-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501044101/http://www.what-song.com/movie/title.php?Title=Remember%20Me |url-status=dead }}</ref> while the soundtrack album contained 14 of them, including songs by [[Sigur Rós]], [[The Beta Band]], [[Ani Difranco]], [[Supergrass]], and [[National Skyline]]. A Pakistani song, "Saason ki Mala Peh Simroon" by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], is also heard in the movie when Tyler takes Ally on their first date at Gandhi Restaurant.
Summit Entertainment announced the [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] release of June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movienewz.com/remember-me-dvd |title=Remember Me DVD, Blu-ray (2010) Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin |publisher=MovieNewz.com |date=2010-04-15 |access-date=2010-09-11}}</ref>

==Release==
The film premiered on March 1, 2010, at the [[The Paris Theater (Manhattan)|Paris Theatre]] in New York City and received its wide release on March 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/robert-pattinson-jimmy-fallon-kristen-stewart-remember-me.html |title='Remember Me': Robert Pattinson makes Fallon swoon, Kristen Stewart walks the red carpet |date=2010-03-02 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=2010-11-25}}</ref> It opened in fifth place behind ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Green Zone (film)|Green Zone]]'', ''[[She's Out of My League]]'', and ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]''. It grossed $8,089,139 in its first weekend. As of July 6, ''Remember Me'' accumulated a total of $56,032,889 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=11&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for March 12–14, 2010 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2010-09-11}}</ref> It is rated [[British Board of Film Classification|12A]] in the UK and [[PG-13 (Motion Picture Association)|PG-13]] in the United States.

=== Home media ===
Summit Entertainment announced the [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] release on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-04-15 |title=Remember Me DVD, Blu-ray (2010) Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin |url=http://www.movienewz.com/remember-me-dvd |access-date=2010-09-11 |publisher=MovieNewz.com}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 26% of 139 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "Its leads are likeable, but ''Remember Me'' suffers from an overly [[Wiktionary:maudlin#Etymology|maudlin]] script and a borderline offensive final twist."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211619-remember_me |title=Remember Me Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives it a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/remember-me/ Remember Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits]. ''[[Metacritic]]''. Retrieved 2023-09-14.</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Remember Me" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>
===Critical response===
Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a rating of 27% based on 108 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "Its leads are likeable, but ''Remember Me'' suffers from an overly [[Wiktionary:maudlin#Etymology|maudlin]] script and a borderline offensive final twist."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211619-remember_me |title=Remember Me Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2010-09-11 }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives it a score of 40 out of 100, based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/rememberme Remember Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits]. ''[[Metacritic]]''. Retrieved 2010-11-25.</ref>


[[Todd McCarthy]] gave the film a mixed review in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', writing "The modestly scaled film delivers some moving and affecting moments amid a preponderance of scenes of frequently annoying people behaving badly."<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Remember Me| url = https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/remember-me-1117942359/ | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | last1 = McCarthy | first1 = Todd|authorlink=Todd McCarthy|date=March 8, 2017 }}</ref> Andrea Gronvall gave a similar assessment in ''[[The Chicago Reader]]'', writing "Allen Coulter directed this morose and sluggish drama, which gets more mileage from Pattinson's anguished profile than from Will Fetters's thunderously overwritten screenplay."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrea|last=Gronvall|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/remember-me/Film?oid=1509744|title=Remember Me|magazine=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> Derek Malcolm wrote in the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', "Decently shot and directed as it is, it lacks any real flame."<ref>{{cite news|first=Derek|last=Malcolm|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/remember-me-lacks-any-real-flame-7419299.html|title=Remember Me lacks any real flame|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=7 November 2021}}</ref> Kirk Honeycutt of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' gave the film a positive review, stating the "scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm." Honeycutt goes on to say that the score and cinematography brought "notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/robert-pattinson-remember-me-hollywood-reporter-559/ |title=Robert Pattinson’s REMEMBER ME: Thumbs Up from THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER |date=March 9, 2010 |work=Alt Film Guide |first=Joan |last=Lister |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref>
[[Todd McCarthy]] gave the film a mixed review in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', writing, "The modestly scaled film delivers some moving and affecting moments amid a preponderance of scenes of frequently annoying people behaving badly."<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Remember Me| url = https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/remember-me-1117942359/ | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | last1 = McCarthy | first1 = Todd|authorlink=Todd McCarthy|date=March 8, 2017 }}</ref> Andrea Gronvall gave a similar assessment in ''[[The Chicago Reader]]'', writing, "Allen Coulter directed this morose and sluggish drama, which gets more mileage from Pattinson's anguished profile than from Will Fetters's thunderously overwritten screenplay."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrea|last=Gronvall|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/remember-me/Film?oid=1509744|title=Remember Me|magazine=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> Derek Malcolm wrote in the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', "Decently shot and directed as it is, it lacks any real flame."<ref>{{cite news|first=Derek|last=Malcolm|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/remember-me-lacks-any-real-flame-7419299.html|title=Remember Me lacks any real flame|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=7 November 2021}}</ref> Kirk Honeycutt of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' gave the film a positive review, stating the "scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm." Honeycutt goes on to say that the score and cinematography brought "notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/robert-pattinson-remember-me-hollywood-reporter-559/ |title=Robert Pattinson's REMEMBER ME: Thumbs Up from THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER |date=March 9, 2010 |work=Alt Film Guide |first=Joan |last=Lister |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref>


Jake Coyle of [[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] did not favor the film and said the "most pleasing thing about [the film] is its boldness. It may be affected, but [it] is at least aiming for an intriguing character study — a positive sign in the young career of Pattinson," who he says steps away from "''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|Twilight]]'', apparently in search of his ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' or ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/review-pattinson-still-brooding-in-remember-me-review-hollywood-14935099.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423013815/http://www.sify.com/movies/review-pattinson-still-brooding-in-remember-me-review-hollywood-14935099.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |title=Review: Pattinson still brooding in `Remember Me' |date=March 10, 2010 |first=Jake|last=Coyle |agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[Syfy|Syfy.com]]|access-date=February 26, 2013}}</ref> [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a D+, calling it a "shameless contraption of ridiculously sad things befalling attractive people." Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20350091,00.html |title=Remember Me |date=March 10, 2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Lisa|last=Schwarzbaum |author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum|access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> [[Wesley Morris]] of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' gave the film a half star out of four, commenting that the film "crassly repurposes tragedy to excuse its cliches."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/03/12/pattinson_in_a_brood_for_love_in_remember_me |title=Pattinson in a brood for love |date=March 12, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |first=Wesley|last=Morris |author-link=Wesley Morris |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> Other critics also found the movie's invocation of the [[September 11 attacks]] on the World Trade Center offensive and exploitative, such as Lisa Kennedy of the ''[[Denver Post]]'', who wrote, "The finale manages to be tasteful and exploitative at the same time. It touts forgiveness while being mildly infuriating. Such is the danger of borrowing from the enormous to merely entertain. If that. Forgettable should be the last thing a movie touching on the events of 9/11 should be. Yet 'Remember Me' is just that."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Lisa|title=Movie review: "Remember Me" an affair to forget|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/03/10/movie-review-remember-me-an-affair-to-forget/|access-date=8 May 2019|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=10 March 2010}}</ref> Elizabeth Weitzman of ''[[Daily News (New York)|The New York Daily News]]'' also denounced the film's ending, writing, "There's no shame in exploring tragedy through art. But exploiting it to make your very ordinary movie feel more important? That's another story."<ref>{{cite news|last=Weitzman|first=Elizabeth|title='Remember Me' review: 9/11 tale starring Robert Pattinson is an affair to forget|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/remember-review-9-11-tale-starring-robert-pattinson-affair-forget-article-1.166271|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=11 March 2010|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
Jake Coyle of the [[Associated Press]] did not favor the film and said the "most pleasing thing about [the film] is its boldness. It may be affected, but [it] is at least aiming for an intriguing character study — a positive sign in the young career of Pattinson," who he says steps away from "''[[The Twilight Saga (film series)|Twilight]]'', apparently in search of his ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'' or ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/review-pattinson-still-brooding-in-remember-me-review-hollywood-14935099.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423013815/http://www.sify.com/movies/review-pattinson-still-brooding-in-remember-me-review-hollywood-14935099.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |title=Review: Pattinson still brooding in 'Remember Me' |date=March 10, 2010 |first=Jake|last=Coyle |agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[Syfy|Syfy.com]]|access-date=February 26, 2013}}</ref> [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a D+, calling it a "shameless contraption of ridiculously sad things befalling attractive people." Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20350091,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314150444/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20350091,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2010 |title=Remember Me |date=March 10, 2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Lisa|last=Schwarzbaum |author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum|access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> [[Wesley Morris]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' gave the film a half star out of four, commenting that the film "crassly repurposes tragedy to excuse its [[cliché]]s."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/03/12/pattinson_in_a_brood_for_love_in_remember_me |title=Pattinson in a brood for love |date=March 12, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |first=Wesley|last=Morris |author-link=Wesley Morris |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref>


Several critics also found the movie's invocation of the [[September 11 attacks]] on the World Trade Center offensive and exploitative, such as Lisa Kennedy of ''[[The Denver Post]]'', who wrote, "The finale manages to be tasteful and exploitative at the same time. It touts forgiveness while being mildly infuriating. Such is the danger of borrowing from the enormous to merely entertain. If that. Forgettable should be the last thing a movie touching on the events of 9/11 should be. Yet, 'Remember Me' is just that."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Lisa|title=Movie review: "Remember Me" an affair to forget|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/03/10/movie-review-remember-me-an-affair-to-forget/|access-date=8 May 2019|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=10 March 2010}}</ref> Elizabeth Weitzman of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' also denounced the film's ending, writing, "There's no shame in exploring tragedy through art. But exploiting it to make your very ordinary movie feel more important? That's another story."<ref>{{cite news|last=Weitzman|first=Elizabeth|title='Remember Me' review: 9/11 tale starring Robert Pattinson is an affair to forget|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/remember-review-9-11-tale-starring-robert-pattinson-affair-forget-article-1.166271|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=11 March 2010|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] generally liked the film, giving it three out of four stars and characterizing it as a "well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. Liberate them from the plot's destiny, which is an anvil around their necks, and you might have something" but goes on to say it "tries to borrow profound meaning, but succeeds only in upstaging itself so overwhelmingly that its characters become irrelevant".<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2010 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/remember-me-2010 |title=A sweet enough love story with an undeserved ending |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|archive-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007141826/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100310%2FREVIEWS%2F100319993 |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2010 }}</ref>


[[Roger Ebert]] generally liked the film, giving it three out of four stars and characterizing it as a "well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. Liberate them from the plot's destiny, which is an anvil around their necks, and you might have something" but goes on to say it "tries to borrow profound meaning, but succeeds only in upstaging itself so overwhelmingly that its characters become irrelevant".<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2010 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/remember-me-2010 |title=A sweet enough love story with an undeserved ending |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|archive-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007141826/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100310%2FREVIEWS%2F100319993 |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2010 }}</ref>
===Box office===
''Remember Me'' opened in fifth place,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=11&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for March 12–14, 2010 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2010-09-11}}</ref> behind ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Green Zone (film)|Green Zone]]'', ''[[She's Out of My League]]'', and ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]''. It grossed $8,089,139 in its first weekend. As of July 6, ''Remember Me'' accumulated a total of $56,032,889 at the box office.


=== Awards and nominations ===
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==Soundtrack==
The official ''Remember Me'' soundtrack album was released on March 9, 2010. An album of the score composed by [[Marcelo Zarvos]] was also released. The movie contained 26 credited songs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.what-song.com/movie/title.php?Title=Remember%20Me |title=Remember Me Soundtrack |publisher=What-Song.com |access-date=2010-09-11 |archive-date=2011-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501044101/http://www.what-song.com/movie/title.php?Title=Remember%20Me |url-status=dead }}</ref> while the soundtrack album contained 14 of them, including songs by [[Sigur Rós]], [[The Beta Band]], [[Ani Difranco]], [[Supergrass]] and [[National Skyline]]. An Indian/Pakistani song, "Saason ki Mala Peh Simroon" by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], is also heard in the movie when Tyler takes Ally on their first date at Gandhi Restaurant.


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Remember me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAllen Coulter
Written byWill Fetters
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Freeman
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
company
Underground Films
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release dates
  • March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) (New York premiere)
  • March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million[2]
Box office$56 million[2]

Remember Me is a 2010 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Will Fetters. It stars Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, and Pierce Brosnan. The film received mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics, with much of the criticism centered on its twist ending which divided audiences.

Plot

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In New York, Ally is a student at New York University, and lives with her father, Neil, a New York City Police Department detective, in Queens. Tyler Hawkins audits classes at NYU and works at the university bookshop. He and his sister Caroline have a strained relationship with their workaholic businessman father, Charles.

One night, Tyler and his roommate Aidan get involved in somebody else's fight, and are arrested by Neil. Aidan calls Charles to bail Tyler out, but he does not stick around to have a conversation with his father. When Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off, he realizes she is his daughter. So, he approaches Tyler with the idea to get back at the detective by sleeping with and dumping Ally. She and Tyler go to dinner and continue seeing each other.

After noticing a tattoo on Tyler's chest reading "Michael," Tyler reveals to Ally that his brother Michael died by suicide years ago; Ally later reveals that her mother was mugged and fatally shot in front of her 10 years ago. Aidan turns up at Tyler's apartment, meets Ally for the first time, and convinces the pair to go to a party, where she drinks too much. The following morning, after her father hits her when she stands up to him, Ally flees back to Tyler's apartment, where the pair consummate their relationship.

Caroline, a budding young artist, is featured in an art show, and Tyler tries to get their father to attend. When he fails to show up, Caroline is heartbroken, so Tyler confronts him in a boardroom filled with people. He accuses his father of willingly distancing himself from his children to avoid feeling the pain of losing another child, and father and son come to blows.

When Neil's partner recognizes Tyler with Ally on a train, Neil breaks into Tyler's apartment. Recognizing him, he finds out Tyler's initial reason for meeting Ally, and violently confronts him, which forces Tyler to confess to a distraught Ally. Aidan visits Ally at her father's home to explain it's his fault, and Tyler is genuinely in love with her.

Caroline is bullied by classmates at a birthday party, where they cut a chunk of her hair off. Ally and Aidan visit Tyler's mother's apartment, where Caroline is sobbing. Tyler accompanies his sister back to school, and following further bullying, Tyler reacts violently and is arrested. Charles again bails out his son and tells Tyler that he will exert his power over the school's board of trustees to ensure that the bullies are forced to leave. Charles asks Tyler to meet his lawyers at his office.

Tyler spends the night with Ally, and they confess their love for each other. The next morning, Charles calls Tyler to let him know that he will be late, as he is taking Caroline to school; Tyler is happy that their dad is spending time with his sister, and tells him that he will wait in his office. He looks on Charles's computer, featuring a slideshow of pictures with Tyler, Michael, and Caroline when they were younger.

Caroline arrives at her classroom, where the teacher writes the date on the blackboard as Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Tyler looks out the window of his father's office, which is revealed to be located on the north edge of the 101st floor in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

A voice-over of Tyler's diary declares his love for his brother Michael, forgiving him for killing himself. Tyler is buried next to Michael. Some time later, Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship. Aidan, who has since gotten a tattoo of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally gets on the subway at the same spot where her mother was killed.

Cast

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Production

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Soundtrack

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The official Remember Me soundtrack album was released on March 9, 2010. An album of the score composed by Marcelo Zarvos was also released. The movie contained 26 credited songs,[3] while the soundtrack album contained 14 of them, including songs by Sigur Rós, The Beta Band, Ani Difranco, Supergrass, and National Skyline. A Pakistani song, "Saason ki Mala Peh Simroon" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, is also heard in the movie when Tyler takes Ally on their first date at Gandhi Restaurant.

Release

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The film premiered on March 1, 2010, at the Paris Theatre in New York City and received its wide release on March 12, 2010.[4] It opened in fifth place behind Alice in Wonderland, Green Zone, She's Out of My League, and Shutter Island. It grossed $8,089,139 in its first weekend. As of July 6, Remember Me accumulated a total of $56,032,889 at the box office.[5] It is rated 12A in the UK and PG-13 in the United States.

Home media

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Summit Entertainment announced the DVD and Blu-ray release on June 22, 2010.[6]

Reception

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 26% of 139 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "Its leads are likeable, but Remember Me suffers from an overly maudlin script and a borderline offensive final twist."[7] Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[9]

Todd McCarthy gave the film a mixed review in Variety, writing, "The modestly scaled film delivers some moving and affecting moments amid a preponderance of scenes of frequently annoying people behaving badly."[10] Andrea Gronvall gave a similar assessment in The Chicago Reader, writing, "Allen Coulter directed this morose and sluggish drama, which gets more mileage from Pattinson's anguished profile than from Will Fetters's thunderously overwritten screenplay."[11] Derek Malcolm wrote in the London Evening Standard, "Decently shot and directed as it is, it lacks any real flame."[12] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, stating the "scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm." Honeycutt goes on to say that the score and cinematography brought "notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama."[13]

Jake Coyle of the Associated Press did not favor the film and said the "most pleasing thing about [the film] is its boldness. It may be affected, but [it] is at least aiming for an intriguing character study — a positive sign in the young career of Pattinson," who he says steps away from "Twilight, apparently in search of his Five Easy Pieces or Rebel Without a Cause."[14] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a D+, calling it a "shameless contraption of ridiculously sad things befalling attractive people." Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script.[15] Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film a half star out of four, commenting that the film "crassly repurposes tragedy to excuse its clichés."[16]

Several critics also found the movie's invocation of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center offensive and exploitative, such as Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post, who wrote, "The finale manages to be tasteful and exploitative at the same time. It touts forgiveness while being mildly infuriating. Such is the danger of borrowing from the enormous to merely entertain. If that. Forgettable should be the last thing a movie touching on the events of 9/11 should be. Yet, 'Remember Me' is just that."[17] Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News also denounced the film's ending, writing, "There's no shame in exploring tragedy through art. But exploiting it to make your very ordinary movie feel more important? That's another story."[18]

Roger Ebert generally liked the film, giving it three out of four stars and characterizing it as a "well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. Liberate them from the plot's destiny, which is an anvil around their necks, and you might have something" but goes on to say it "tries to borrow profound meaning, but succeeds only in upstaging itself so overwhelmingly that its characters become irrelevant".[19]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Result
2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Drama Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Drama – Robert Pattinson Won
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Star – Robert Pattinson Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor – Robert Pattinson Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Claudia Puig (March 12, 2010). "Forget 'Twilight': Pattinson is at his best in 'Remember Me'". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Remember Me (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Remember Me Soundtrack". What-Song.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  4. ^ "'Remember Me': Robert Pattinson makes Fallon swoon, Kristen Stewart walks the red carpet". Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  5. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for March 12–14, 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  6. ^ "Remember Me DVD, Blu-ray (2010) Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin". MovieNewz.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  7. ^ "Remember Me Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Remember Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits. Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  9. ^ "Find CinemaScore" (Type "Remember Me" in the search box). CinemaScore. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Todd (March 8, 2017). "Remember Me". Variety.
  11. ^ Gronvall, Andrea (March 11, 2010). "Remember Me". Chicago Reader.
  12. ^ Malcolm, Derek (1 April 2010). "Remember Me lacks any real flame". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  13. ^ Lister, Joan (March 9, 2010). "Robert Pattinson's REMEMBER ME: Thumbs Up from THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  14. ^ Coyle, Jake (March 10, 2010). "Review: Pattinson still brooding in 'Remember Me'". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013 – via Syfy.com.
  15. ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (March 10, 2010). "Remember Me". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  16. ^ Morris, Wesley (March 12, 2010). "Pattinson in a brood for love". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  17. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (10 March 2010). "Movie review: "Remember Me" an affair to forget". The Denver Post. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  18. ^ Weitzman, Elizabeth (11 March 2010). "'Remember Me' review: 9/11 tale starring Robert Pattinson is an affair to forget". New York Daily News. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  19. ^ Ebert, Roger (March 10, 2010). "A sweet enough love story with an undeserved ending". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2010 – via RogerEbert.com.
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