Remember Me

Plot synopsis:
The movie opens with an 11-year-old girl and her mother standing by the subway waiting for it to arrive. Two men come and shove the mother, stealing her purse. The men climb on the subway and the woman and her daughter stay off. Just before the subway leaves one of the men shoots the mother. The young girl screams. We then see Sgt. Neil Craig run in and hug the young girl and we discover that this policeman is the girls father (Chris Cooper)The next scene opens by showing a very unkempt apartment. We see Tyler (Robert Pattinson) on the porch smoking, and drinking. Tyler gets a call and quickly puts on a suit and runs out the door. He goes to a graveyard where his father (Pierce Brosnan) his mother (Lena Olin) and his sister (Ruby Jerins) are laying stones on a grave. The grave belongs to a Michael Hawkins. They go to a coffee shop and his mother remarks that Michael would have liked to know they still went to the coffee shop. The coffee shop was Michael and Tyler's special place. Tyler's sister Caroline begins to talk about an art exhibit she has when her father rudely interrupts her to ask for the sugar. Tyler yells at his father and runs out of the coffee shop. Before leaving he moves the sugar away from his father.We see Tyler walking with his roommate Aidan (Tate Ellington). Aidan suggests selling a kit to girls who have one night stands. We learn that Tyler had a one-night stand the night before. Aidan tells Tyler to call the kit S.L.U.T. Tyler laughs at him but is obviously depressed. Aidan convinces Tyler to go out for "just one drink!" Tyler and Aidan party at the bar and leave completely drunk with two girls from Miami. Tyler sees a fight going on and he runs in to break it up. Tyler begins to smack one guy repeatedly, very violently. Aidan follows him to try to stop him and in the struggle Tyler hits one of the Miami girls in the nose. The police come and break up the fight and the other Miami girl tells the police that Tyler and Aidan are innocent. The police set them free and Tyler thinks that only two of the people involved should be arrested. He yells at the policeman (the same policeman we saw before played by Chris Cooper) that he's supposed to give a shit. The policeman tells him to go home. Tyler ends up hitting the policeman and the policeman slaps his face hard against the police car. Tyler and Aidan both go to jail and Aidan says that Tyler might want to throw his life away but he doesn't.Aidan and Tyler's bails are both posted and Tyler goes to see his father. He says he'll pay the lawyers fee and that he doesn't want to be bailed out of anything. He also says "I didn't call you" meaning he doesn't want his father's help.We see the policeman and his daughter (the young girl who lost her mother) portrayed by Emilie de Ravin. We learn her name is Ally. Her father drives her to school at NYU.At the NYU campus we see Aidan arguing with a teacher over a grade and trying to flirt with her in order to improve his grade. He sees Ally and her father pull up and he recognizes her father from the night before. He runs home to tell Tyler and suggests that Tyler take her out on a date and then dump her or steal her panties and sell them as revenge for her father scarring Tyler's face. Aidan points her out to Tyler when they're back at school and Tyler recognizes her from his social policies class. (Earlier we had seen her answer a question about terrorism in Tyler's class.) He tells her he is doing an experiment with women in their early twenties to find out how much of an A-hole Aidan is. She says she's 19 and he offers to take her to dinner as the reward for being in the survey. She seems reluctant but accepts.He calls her before he leaves to dinner and says, "I know you're going to stand me up." We see that this was her plan as she is in sweatpants on her bed. She lies and tells him shes on her way and gets dressed in a hurry. Her father asks her where she's going and who she's going with (very overprotective.) We see them at the restaurant where she explains why she orders her dessert first. We learn she is constantly wary of death and has a fear of asteroids. They go to a fair and Tyler pays off a game attendant to get a panda for Ally. She gets into a taxi (she doesn't take the subway) and Tyler tries to kiss her. She says "Not tonight" and Tyler remarks that she eats her dessert first for fear of choking but won't kiss him before she drives off into the unknown. She interrupts him with a kiss and the taxi drives off.Tyler picks up his sister Caroline from school and they go to Central Park where they discuss her bullies, her art exhibit and that she believes their father doesn't like her.Tyler is making spaghetti for Ally on their second date. She notices pictures of Michael and that Tyler has a tattoo on his chest that says Michael. Tyler sprays Ally with water and they get in a water fight, eventually leading to a make out session in the shower. Aidan comes back and tells them to go to a party upstairs and have "just one drink."The scene then cuts to Tyler holding Ally's hair as she vomits over the toilet. She says to call her dad before she falls asleep but her cell battery is dead. Ally wakes up the next morning and her father has been searching all night for her. She knows how worried he gets and runs home and he yells at her for being out all night with a boy and coming home smelling like alcohol. She says he doesn't have to be on top of her just because he couldn't save her mother and he slaps her on the face and cuts her lip.She runs off to Tyler's house and falls asleep there. She wakes up and she and Tyler have sex.Tyler leaves her to go to the coffee shop that was special to him and Michael and writes about her to Michael. When Tyler comes back he explains to Ally that he had to tell Michael about her.Tyler has a birthday party at his mother's house (he turns 22 the same age his brother was when he killed himself.) Caroline talks to Tyler, Aidan and Ally about her art exhibition. Tyler's mother worries that his father won't show up. Tyler says I won't let that happen and he invites his father to dinner with him and Ally before the art show. Ally asks Caroline if she minds Ally, a "random girl" coming to the exhibition. Caroline says, "You're not random. You're Tyler's girlfriend." During this conversation Caroline tells Ally that the Met is one of her favorite places in the world.Tyler's father shows up late to dinner and they have a discussion about the Yankees. Ally tells Tyler and his father about when she saw her mother murdered. Tyler's father gets a call and says I have to go but I'll meet you at the exhibition. He stands up Caroline's exhibition and she is heartbroken.Tyler takes Ally to his apartment and rides his bike to his father's office. We can tell he is furious. He runs into his father's business meeting and yells at him. He asks him why he isn't riveted by everything Caroline says. The clients of Tyler's father offer to leave and he yells, "Sit the fuck down!" Tyler adds that the other children are going to hang themselves on his watch. (We had learned that Tyler's brother Michael hung himself after beginning to work for his father and Tyler's the one who found his body.)Tyler goes home crying and Ally tries to reassure him.There's then a montage of scenes of Ally and Tyler being in love (going to the beach, etc).We see Ally's father picking up the phone to hear a message from Ally saying she's all right.Ally and Tyler are riding a train with Aidan who remarks that he has slept with a person from every country. Ally challenges him with an Eskimo and he goes to show her the Eskimo librarian he slept with while Tyler goes home.Tyler hears something in his house and picks up a bat. He sees Ally's father sitting on his bed. (He traced the call and found Tyler.) Ally's father asks if Ally knows how Tyler got his scars. Tyler says no. Ally's father attacks Tyler and tries to strangle him and then leaves. Tyler breaks down.Ally comes home and Tyler tells her the truth. She breaks up with him and goes home to her father.Tyler takes Caroline to a slumber party. We see Caroline standing tentatively by the door, afraid to go in.We see Ally at home giving her father cooking advice. Aidan comes to their house and says it was his fault that Tyler didn't tell Ally how he got his scars and why he was dating her and she should forgive Tyler.We see Caroline calling her mother sobbing and begging to be picked up from the slumber party. At night some of the girls who had bullied her had sheared off half of her hair.We see Ally and Aidan in Tyler's mother's apartment where she is sobbing. Tyler is lying on the bed with Caroline who is also sobbing. Tyler won't leave until she is asleep. Then Tyler and Ally go out to the porch and talk. Tyler's father comes to comfort Caroline, which is surprising because no one thought he really loved her.Tyler takes Caroline to school where she has a new haircut and the girl who cut her hair remarks that she likes it. Tyler shoves the girls desk and throws a fire extinguisher out the classroom window.Tyler goes to jail for vandalism and his father posts his bail. Tyler's father says he is taking care of the bully problem at Caroline's school. He asks Tyler to come to his office the next day to talk to the lawyers. Tyler says again that he didn't call him.Tyler spends the night with Ally and leaves her a note saying he'll be back.Tyler's father doesn't expect Tyler to show up on time so he goes to take Caroline to school. When Tyler calls him and says he is at the office he is surprised and tells him to wait. Tyler sits in his fathers chair and notices that the screensaver on his father's computer is pictures of their family. Tyler didn't realize his father cared that much.We cut to a teacher writing the date on the board at Caroline's school, September 11 2001.We see Tyler looking out the window of his father's office as if he heard something. The screen moves back and we see that Tyler is in the 92nd floor of one of the twin towers. The shot fades to black.We then see..
Tyler's mother, Caroline, and his father run outside sobbing.
Ally and Aidan confusedly run to the roof of their building and burst into tears.
Ally's father instructs other policemen near the twin towers while sobbing.
We see Tyler's journal among the rubble.Cut to Caroline leaving stones on Tyler's grave and we hear a voiceover of Tyler saying he forgives Michael for killing himself. We see Tyler's father taking Caroline to the Met, one of her favorite places in the world. We see Aidan with a tattoo on his arm that says Tyler. Then we see Ally waiting on the subway platform where her mother was murdered. She gets on the subway for the first time in years and smiles as the credits roll.

Tags: depressing, murder, dramatic, violence, philosophical, romantic

Review:
I'm not a Rob fan, and not to be rude, but I think the Twilight movies are terrible and the books not much better.
Now, you, the reader, are probably wondering what the heck was I doing then, going to see this movie, if I had such a dislike towards Twilight and Rob. The answer is two words: my friend.
Some critics said it was too saccharine, others said the plot was pointless, yet not one of them could explain why every person who watched the movie fell in love with it, or why each of them had a copy stashed under their bed.
This movie is nothing like Twilight, and he does a great job in the role of Tyler.I went into the movie thinking it was going to be stupid and predictable...I was only going to see it because it was free.
Shockingly, not only did Pattinson easily eclipse both Pierce Brosnan's and Chris Cooper's performances as the two "fathers" of the story, which were both excellent, but he gave us something we will remember for a very long time.
All the main characters are seriously flawed and damaged people that because they come together (thanks to the angry Tyler) become better people and find their own reasons to truly live life (something none of them have done in years).I thought the acting was very well done.
I sit here now a grown man who feels absolutely exhausted, but not from the agony having to watch the movie, but from the bipolar like seesaw of joy/agony/hope/desperation which this movie takes you through.When I saw the guy from the vampire flicks, I expected a teenage type romantic comedy or the like and this film was anything but comedy.
By the end of the movie Pattinson earned my respect as an actor and his supporting cast was pretty good as well.The movie gets a bit slow at times, especially for fans of Twilight movies, but if you are patient, and pay attention to the characters they will draw you in and time will fly.
And, in the end, you will think it was worth every minute spent watching.As you can tell, I really liked this movie a lot.My only complaint was Robs smoking...
Robert Pattinson, Emile DeRavin and cast are brilliant and it is without a doubt the most powerful and jaw dropping film I've seen in quite some time.
If you can give or take Rob and are just looking for a good movie to see what I'll say is this - it won't win any awards or anything but it was well acted and the story was interesting and unexpected.
I don't think I've ever been so impressed with Robert Pattinson and I'm saying this as someone who isn't exactly a fan of his Twilight work.
Right when you think you have come to accept the history and world around you, this movie reawakens your emotions and makes you feel things that you thoulght you'd come to terms with..
Remember Me is a little indie movie that is amazing.It will make you laugh, think and believe me you will cry.
Rob Pattinson is such a great character in this movie and he shows that's he's a lot more than Edward Cullen.
Then there was the script: the story was not believable, I mean I don't think people in real life would react the way they did in some of the situations.
I'm very surprised at the 6ish rating so far, but I do highly recommend it.I think Robert Pattinson can look forward to a strong career (he shows a great range here) if he manages to continue to produce work like this, and isn't typecast from the Twilight saga..
I went into the movie thinking it was going to be another cheesy love story, but i was completely blown away by this film.
Additional Note: having now read many of the critics comments, and their dislike of the ending, I would like to quote a line by Tyler Hawkins in the movie: "It's a metaphor"..
The story is about relationships and how the results of our actions can reverberate in ways that are profound but unpredictable.It uses some quite dramatic violence early in the plot seemingly in order to charge the emotional conflict later - as the plot unfolds you just end up wondering why they bothered - if they had chopped the first and final 5 minutes it would have stood on its own – probably even more plausibly.A talented (of course) almost estranged son of wealthy business man dates the feisty daughter of solo parent ex-cop for revenge but falls in love.
Pierce Brosnan looks totally out of place, his accent drifts between Irish American & James Bond and he ends up (in part due to the story) looking more caricature than character.The typical American 'wonderment with riches' is ever present - the rebellion is little more than tugging of the forelock at the idea that people might actually be more interesting than wealth & privelidge..
Not all of them but at least the main actors like Tyler (Robert Pattinson), Ally (Emily de Ravin) and of course Charles Hawkins (Pierce Brosnan)!
At some point in the movie I forgot I was even watching Robert Pattinson.
But most amazing of all was the fact that all the strangers in the movie theatre, including myself, left at the end of the movie in shock and utter complete silence.This is one amazing story and excellent performances by all actors.
I really don't get it---it's possible that critics feel like they have to smirk at a Robert Pattinson movie.
But he's a good actor, and Emilie Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, and the girl who played Pattinson's little sister were also strong.
While the movie can be a little slow at times, particularly at the beginning, if you check your Twi-love at the door and truly engross yourself in the characters and the meaning behind every word that's being said, you will not be disappointed.
I know a lot of young twilight fans will want to see this, but the movie other than having Robert and Love, is not at all similar.
Lets start off with I am a Twilight fan but I was relieved to see Robert Pattinson in something else!I went into the theater not really knowing what to expect.
I truly believe that this movie is worth watching and you will enjoy especially if your into drama and romance (and if you like Robert Pattinson!) like I said the cast is very good, maybe not the best movie that you have ever seen but definitely one of the good ones.
Robert is sexier in this movie that he has ever been in any of the twilight movies,I am a 34yr old woman living is South Africa and I fell in love with everything Robert in this movie ,I can see myself dating him in real life and real time non of that Hollywood fakeness.All of that apart he is an actor he is the main character in this movie and that is that against haveyweights like Pierce Brossnan he truly stands out .I couldn't predict the ending I must say and my jaw dropped and I gassped and I looked at thet person I was watching with and all the thoughts of 9/11 were taken to the next level for me.The normality and the unexpectency of the day and the reality that people woke up like everyday and continued with their struggles just like Tyler is what hits home harder ,and leave you with the thought that it could have been you or me ,it could easily have been anyone at all .It is scary because it shows just how much was lost that day.The girl ally is not all that exciting for me she is just another pretty face ,however going back to Robs performance he is so real my brother would fight like that for me if I was ever in Tylers sisters situation and he would also fight with my father like that and he could easily be my normal handsome university student boyfriend.Thank you Robert for holding on to acting and giving all of us a piece of you to enjoy.Keep on giving us your love..
I will watch this movie many times over many years.Because of the marketing, the middle of the film seemed to drag, and I wondered if there was a plot.
I read the Twilight Saga books and have seen the movies and have talked endlessly with my eighteen year old about Rob Pattinson.
I fully believe, though, if they watched this movie, they would have a new found respect for Pattinson as an actor.
Of course, if you are a die hard Robert Pattinson fan and that's why you're seeing this, you will have 2 hours of heaven.The story itself is compelling and yes, there is an ending you won't want spoiled before you see it.
I've Been trying to write a review for many hours but all I can come up with is Wow just Wow!!!Mr.Pattinson Absolutely shines in Remember Me and proves he will succeed in the movie making business well beyond Twilight!!The whole cast was great!There's a very powerful message throughout the story that grabs you and keeps you locked in for the entire film!This movie really makes you think about life and priorities!This movie makes you want to hug your family and friends a little bit tighter and a little bit more often for sure!People stood & clapped at the end.
Robert fit his role excellently, his best friend/roommate was a good comic relief and was perfect to have for such a heavy movie.
Definitely not a light hearted movie, just when things get good for Rob something goes wrong.
Completely unexpected twist at the end, but beautifully and very well done.I highly recommend this movie, and I really hope it gets the attention it deserves and not just the twilight crowd..
I, along with the rest of the teen population, was initially interested in seeing this film due to the lead male role being played by Twilight's very own Robert Pattinson.
However, I came out of this film with a lot more respect for Mr. Pattinson as an actor.Portraying the character of Tyler Hawkins was done very well as the emotions that Robert portrayed throughout the course of the film were intense and very believable.
The storyline of the movie was clearly shown and followed throughout the course of the film and, at points, moved me to tears.I honestly don't think that there was a dry eye in the audience when the film ended so remember to bring your tissues!
Up until the final minutes I was thinking, OK, decent movie, pretty good, but the end- this is something I will buy because the story makes you stop and appreciate your life.
It was beautifully done and I applaud Robert Pattinson for having the guts to do this kind of movie because these sorts of movies are rare.It will make you laugh and cry...it will break your heart, but I believe you will leave thinking about these characters and the people in your own life.
The film has good acting of young Englishman Robert Pattinson, child Ruby Jerins, Australian young actress Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper and veterans of the big screen, Swedish Lena Olin and Irish Pierce Brosnan..
The cast of the film (some well known and others not so) did an excellent job of portraying dysfunctional characters with real lives and real problems.The films tag line tells you everything you need to know.The love story was done just right as it showed a developing relationship rather than just jumping in with both feet.The scenes with Robert Pattinson and Ruby Jerins as Caroline his younger sister were the true depiction of what a real big brother/little sister relationship should be and they were precious.Please go see this film and learn from it....
Robert acts like an immature, emotional bad boy throughout the whole movie.
I didn't know what to say, it felt like the ending of a completely different movie.
The ending basically makes Robert Pattinson look like an amazing person, but throughout the whole movie all that he is, is a young kid raw with emotions.
The last week Remember Me was showing, I read on a website that it was an Independent movie and that Pierce Brosnan also starred alongside Emilie De Ravin and Robert Pattinson.
This movie stayed with me long after the ending credits, and it left me with an uneasy and depressing feeling in the pit of my stomach.Robert Pattinson plays a lost and unfortunate character.
The ending of the movie is like a punch in the gut, I won't spoil it but I can certainly say I did not expect it.
As a fan of Robert Pattinsons work before Twilight I couldn't wait to go see this film and I left wondering if I'd just watched the same film as the majority of critics who have given it really poor reviews.
Robert Pattinson's casting might deter some people from going to see this film but it shouldn't.
The movie made me forget that Robert Pattinson was even in the Twilight movies and once again proved his worth as an actor (after having viewed his other works).
Rob Pattinson is surprisingly a good actor (I'm a fan but still admit the acting in the Twilight films is painful at best).
The ending was a bit of a surprise (and not sure it was necessary to the story) but after I thought about it more, I decided it really only adds to the overall message - our life on earth is short and love like there is no tomorrow.
So I saw the movie Remember Me today, and at the start, I thought to myself: "Robert Pattinson is in it, and the trailers make it look pretty interesting.
often x] So that's how you know this is actually worth watching!I'll admit though, even though I said this wasn't gonna be a Robert Pattinson post, he was a big factor as to why I wanted to watch the movie.
The movie was centered around Robert Pattinson's character Tyler Hawkins, but the entire cast had their own spot light.
Robert Pattinson was really good, I don't know why some people say he can't act.
I wanted to see this movie, because I thought Robert Pattinson has been great through his Twilight series.
All of the pleasure you may get out of this film (if you aren't some stupidly desperate teenager who believes that Robert Pattinson makes good movies simply because he was a vampire once) will be destroyed by the end.
All i can say is WOW Robert Pattinson is definitely not a one trip pony as some have tried to say, this guy can act and stir up emotions,believe me i was a bit of a mess by the end of the film and that is pretty hard thing for a film to do.
For any true Robert Pattinson fan this is a must see film, and even if your not you've gotta watch it.
It is such a dear shame Robert Pattinson is in the Twilight movie series because I do not feel he fits the role of Edward Cullen, therefore leading him to incompetently play a roll that doesn't suit him in any manner.
A good movie is one that can manipulate an audience's emotions, make them feel empathy towards the characters that are so real and so.
Without trying to give too much away, I was repeatedly surprised in a very good way.Gotta say I loved it, well done Mr. Pattinson, well done Mr. Coulter, Remember Me blew me away.Acting 9/10; Direction 8/10; Writing 9/10; Plot 9/10; Characters 10/10.
I went to see Remember Me as a fan of real-life Robert Pattinson vs his acting.
Phew now I got that off my chest lets try focus on the good aspects.Robert Pattinson proves he is more than just a pretty face by actually succeeding in something people in his profession call acting; giving his character some humour, anger and general likability for the audience members who aren't just teenage girls.
The poignancy that runs through the entire film is beautiful, the storyline was unexpected, the characters are extremely interesting and both Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin's performances were captivating.
I'm an over "50" fan of Rob's and I also liked him in the "Twilight/New Moon" movies.
If I'm perfectly honest the only reason I went to see this film was because I love Rob and am a big Twilight Saga fan, and didn't really go in with many high expectations.
And they find each other, and basically mend each other and help the other get back on track.This film is an amazing love story and does hold a very dark twist at the end which me or my best friend definitely did not see coming!!
Yes, that's what Remember Me does: when you leave the theater you won't just go on to your next activity, the story and characters will be under your skin.Robert Pattinson (Tyler) really does a great job portraying a struggling young man.
With diverse people in his life, in the movie, you get to see many sides of Tyler, you get to know him throughout the film.
For her surprise, i liked it much more than she did.I didn't like Robert Pattinson in the twilight movies as he was overly romantic, i liked his acting in this movie and his role as a troubled twenty something year old who falls in love.
But I find this forgivable in that this film made a much more serious attempt without any of the humor, and the romance was only one of the plots.I think the stand-out actor here is not Robert Pattinson.