Remember Me (2010)
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A young woman and a man from different walks of life find themselves entangled in a complex web of personal secrets and shared tragedy.
The story
In 1991, a young girl named Ally Craig witnesses her mother being fatally shot in a New York subway station. Ten years later, Ally is a student at NYU living in Queens with her father, an NYPD detective. Tyler Hawkins, a student at NYU who works at the Strand Bookstore, becomes involved in a fight and is arrested by Ally's father. After his friend Aidan suggests a plan to get revenge on the detective, Tyler and Ally begin seeing each other. As their relationship develops, they begin to share personal secrets about their pasts, while Tyler struggles with the strained relationship he has with his workaholic father.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following the initial meeting, Ally and Tyler's relationship deepens as they share secrets about their respective family tragedies. Tyler's brother, Michael, committed suicide, while Ally's mother was killed in a subway shooting. The narrative follows their growing bond and the complications arising from their family dynamics, including Tyler's strained relationship with his wealthy father, Charles, and Ally's relationship with her detective father, Neil. The story takes a dramatic turn when Tyler's actions lead to a confrontation with his father and a realization of the depth of his feelings for Ally. The film culminates in a tragic twist involving the events of September 11, 2001. It is revealed that Tyler was killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, and the film ends with a montage of his friends and family moving forward with their lives while honoring his memory.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 108
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Allen Coulter
- Writers
- Will Fetters · writer
- Cast and characters
- Robert Pattinson · Tyler Hawkins; Emilie de Ravin · Alyssa "Ally" Craig; Chris Cooper · Sergeant Neil Craig; Lena Olin · Diane Hirsch; Tate Ellington · Aidan Hall; Pierce Brosnan · Charles Hawkins; Ruby Jerins · Caroline Hawkins
- Genres
- coming-of-age; romantic tragedy
- Themes
- grief; family dynamics; forgiveness
- Tone and mood
- morose; maudlin
- Setting
- New York City, spanning from 1991 to 2001.
- Premise and plot tags
- romance; drama; tragedy
- Reception
- The film received mixed to negative reviews, with critics praising the performances but criticizing the script as maudlin and the final twist as controversial or exploitative.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 26% · scale: percentage · review count: 136; Metacritic · score: 40 · scale: 100 · review count: 29; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film features a soundtrack with 26 credited songs.; The film includes a Pakistani song, 'Saason ki Mala Peh Simroon' by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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