Review of Remember Me
Remember Me is an American romantic drama film directed by Allen Coulter based on a screenplay written by Will Fetters. The film stars Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin and Pierce Brosnan.
Ally Craig had witnessed the murder of her mother when she was just 11 year old. Her mother was shot in the chest by two muggers trying to rob her. 10 years later, Ally (Emilie de Ravin) is a student at New York University who lives at home with her overprotective detective father, Neil (Chris Cooper). Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson), a moody, directionless 21-year-old is auditing classes at New York University and working in a bookstore. He has had a strained relationship with his businessman father, Charles (Pierce Brosnan) since his brother Michael's suicide. Charles appears to lack concern for Tyler's younger sister, Caroline (Ruby Jerins), with whom Tyler is very close. One night, Tyler and his trouble-making roommate Aidan (Tate Ellington) find themselves in trouble with Neil. Aidan decides to retaliate against the detective by having Tyler sleep with and ultimately dump Ally. Tyler spends some time with Ally and then the two begin to fall for each other. When Ally sleeps over at Tyler's house without informing her father, she and her father have a fight, ending with Neil hitting her. Ally then moves in with Tyler and Aiden. Tyler confesses everything to Ally. He tells her that it was Aidan's ill-advised plan that made him sleep with her. Ally leaves him angrily and returns to her father's home. The couple remains alienated until Aidan visits her to explain that only he is to blame, and that Tyler was sincerely in love with her. Shortly thereafter, Caroline gets teased by girls in her class and this makes Tyler turn violent and he ends up in jail once again. The best thing is this incident makes Tyler and Charles feel close to each other. Subsequently, Tyler is killed by the terrorist attacks. A montage of all the characters including: Neil, Aidan, Caroline and Ally witnessing the disaster follows this scene. In the end, Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship. Aidan, who has since got a tattoo of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school. The movie concludes with Ally finally taking the subway. Thus the movie has a strong political message intertwined in a love story. The ending does not need an explanation; however its political goal is clearly to make a more human picture of lives lost on September 11, 2001. Tyler, played by Robert Pattinson, garnered a huge emotional response, especially in the younger crowd. This is one of many movies made since 09/11 that aim to create emotional responses from the terrorist attack.
The film has scenes between Pattinson and De Ravin which exude genuine charm. The score and cinematography brings notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama. Making great use of his charming look, Robert Pattinson delivers a fine performance as a deviant and depressed youngster Tyler who shares a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan). Tyler exudes defiance in his behaviour as he cannot stand the fact that his elder brother committed suicide and in spite of the loss, his busy business tycoon dad won't give enough time to him or his younger sister Caroline (Ruby Jerins) in order to salvage the family from breaking up. Tyler's constant mental dilemma and grudge against his father makes it unable for him to lead a normal life. He writes poems, reads books and prefers being alone until he finds solace in Ally (Emilie De Ravin). Ally too has a tragic past and their common resentment for their respective fathers helps create a strong bond of love between the two.
The film Remember Me is not a love story. It is more of a family drama, revolving around Tyler, the thoughts and fears that engulf him, his tragic past and him hoping to see his kid sister smile forever. The film is an intense drama on how people should leave aside past grudges and live in the moment instead for you never know how long you'll live. The romance between Tyler and Ally is a subplot.
The film is slow paced. Director Allen Coulter has kept the suspense quotient high and the mood intense. Pattinson and Ruby Jerins have given fine performances. The twist in the climax is heartrending and leaves an impact thus doing justice to the film's emotional title. Pierce Brosnan plays a sensitive dad who has a tough exterior with élan. Emilie De Ravin's character is shown as judgemental and strong headed. Both Robert Pattinson and Emilie have decent chemistry.
The film has Tyler following Mahatma Gandhi's sayings, especially the one where he quotes, “Gandhi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important that you do it.” The film leaves you with pretty much the same feeling.
Thus the film Remember Me is quite a beautiful romantic drama and will be appreciated by those film-goers who simply love to watch a lot of romance and dramatic moments on Big Screen.
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