Remember Me stars new boy wonder Robert Pattinson, known from the Twilight saga, as the male lead and Emilie de Ravin as the female lead. Two wounded souls, both with huge losses worn on their sleeves. They meet. There's a deeper connection. Both struggle with their families on the back of the open wounds. Yada-yada-yada. We've heard it all before.
I'm anything but impressed by Pattinson, but I did think de Ravin did quite well. Overall it's a story in much need of a strong storyteller, and it just lacks in that department. The script isn't bringing a new idea to the arena, and the old stories aren't told with either the heart nor the soul to fulfill its potential. There's more than a few glimpses of the potential, but overall it only feels like another screening of an old story. It's just been told better before. A lot better.
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