Adolescent Twilight fans worldwide were probably counting down the days until Rob Pattinson's newest flick
Remember Me came out last Friday... Was the film anything spectacular, or even particularly memorable. No, not so much.
Like his character, Tyler Hawkins, the film had plenty of imperfections and weaknesses, but what the film
did finally do was present Rob Pattinson in a role where his character had at least a few more intricacies than perfect-gentleman Edward Cullen, or the earlier model of "ideal boyfriend RPattz-" Cedric Diggory.
Tyler rants, rages, fumes, and curses. At times it's over the top, but it can be momentarily endearing as well. And sure, he has his female interest in the film, but this is hardly an Edward and Bella-esque mushfest the entire time. In fact, the #1 lady in his life is his middle-school aged younger sister, whom he dotes upon and protects with fierce fraternal loyalty which can be downright adorable at times.
OK- so even
I can admit to the seeming absurdity of the hyperbole on this one. Was the movie, or even Rob Pattinson's performance, really the "Best. Thing. EVER?" No-- of course not. But it
did make for an entertaining night out at the movies-- and could definitely fit the "daily dose of happy" criteria. It was nice to see
RPattz Dropping the Cullen Routine-- at least for the time being. "Edward" will definitely be back with a vengeance come June with the release of
Eclipse. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see how long the 'Twi-Hards" can manage to keep this one afloat at the box office-- especially with the barrage of
news stories weighing in on the film's "surprise" ending. Who knew the film would end up getting even
this much attention?
