I think that the trailers and publicity hurt the box office results of Remember Me. The movie is not at all as it was depicted in the trailer that I saw, which made me not want to see the movie on opening night.
Remember Me is a beautiful landscape of family relationships scarred by tragedy but then absolved by love. Rob Pattison’s Tyler is not the violent angry man depicted in the trailer but a kinda goofy guy who loves his little sister and is haunted by the death of his older brother. He is trying to make sense of his place in the family, forging through a new relationship and all along being a likable guy. Not the one we saw in the trailer, who was always angry and throwing things.
The fact that the movie ends on September 11 should have been hinted at earlier in the movie to give it some suspense. The ending is touching in all levels but the director’s use of reflections throughout the movie should have been used in his last shot of Tyler – I won’t spoil it for you with more details.
I will see Remember Me again. I will buy it for my DVD collection. It is well acted. Ruby Jerins is adorable as Tyler’s sister and does a fine job alongside Pierce Brosnan.
The A-list cast makes the movie flow smoothly. Not all characters are explored very well, particularly Tyler’s Mom (Lena Olin), who is a fine actress. And, not everything is explained very well – like the location of the coffee shop where Tyler goes to write every day.
And, finally, Remember Me goes to show that Rob Pattinson is a fine actor, holding his own beside Chris Cooper and Brosnan.

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