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Every review is specially mentioning the twist ending of  Robert Pattinson’s  new Movie Remember. One thing is for sure that nobody is appreciating the ending. Here are some reviews and comments  for sampleThe Miami Herald: ”More complex and ambitious than the formulaic romance its TV ads promise. … There’s a distinctly bittersweet undertow to the picture that draws you in and helps you overlook the film’s weaknesses.

The Hollywood Reporter: ”A smart, engaging drama about young love flourishing amid sadness and loss. The story ends on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, which, depending on your point of view, further underscores the sense of loss implicit in the movie’s title or is an unnecessary dramatic ploy to end the film with a devastating twist of fate that immediately connects with every audience member. But to return to the original point: ‘Remember Me’ is a smart, engaging drama about a romance.”

Roger Ebert: ”The fact is, ‘Remember Me’ is a well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. … These people and their situation grow more involving as the movie moves along. Then there’s a perfect storm of coincidences to supply the closing scenes. That’s what I object to.”

The Village Voice: ”There’s an insult-to-injury quality to a plain bad movie with a ’seize the day’ message (’Remember Me’s’ tag line: ‘Live in the Moments’) that heckles you with all the other things you should or could be doing while you’re marking time waiting on the credits. And ‘Remember Me’ is DMV dull, the plot showing so little motion toward a discernible resolution that after a while, you wonder if the movie will ever end.”

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The Remember Me ending has managed to do the impossible. Somehow, the Remember Me ending may manage to overshadow Robert Pattinson and his Twi-hard fanbase, at least according to reviews. This movie was best known as Pattinson’s first wide post-Twilight release, and his first chance to broaden his horizons from Edward Cullen. For the first 100 minutes, critics are mixed about whether he does so. However, with the final few minutes, the Remember Me ending may turn the movie from a harmless teen romance into the most offensive film of the year.

The film is advertised as a straight forward teen drama, as Pattinson tries to brood as a human this time, instead of a vampire. Lost’s Emile de Ravin is the object of his romantic angst, with father Pierce Brosnan as the object of his family angst. Yet there is still room for a twist or two – but reviews for the Remember Me ending don’t suggest it was a wise twist.

Some critics are tempted to just give the finale away and spare movie goers, while others drop enough hints to make it obvious. Yet the closing minutes are met with such a negative reaction by critics, viewers probably won’t need to see it to hear about it.

In its efforts to resolve Pattinson’s troubled relationships, the Remember Me ending aims for a tear jerking finish. But the circumstances used to bring about those tears, and the context they choose for it, has been deemed downright offensive in reviews.

The Rotten Tomatoes consensus even singles out the final moments for its low rating. At 31% positive, the ruling is “Its leads are likable, but Remember Me suffers from an overly maudlin script and a borderline offensive final twist.”

Thanks to the Remember Me ending, it has become more than the first post-Twilight Robert Pattinson vehicle, but in a bad way. Of course, the movie might not have gotten many better reviews without the finale, with mixed responses to the first 100 minutes and Pattinson’s James Dean-esq brooding. Even Pattinson’s obsessive fan base probably wouldn’t have flocked to this like they do with Twilight, though some will likely come.

The movie would have been quickly disposed by those outside Pattinson’s base. But due to the universally panned ending, Remember Me will have a more infamous place in movie lore than it would have. At the least, critics are now much more annoyed at a Robert Pattinson film than usual, though complaints aren’t centered around him this time.

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