Remember Me (2016 film)

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Remember Me
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Directed bySteve Goldbloom
Written bySteve Goldbloom
Produced by
  • Heather Haggarty
  • Nanou Matteson
StarringSteve Goldbloom
Rita Moreno
CinematographyJustin Chin
Edited byZach Land Miller
Music byNora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Production
company
Sparklight Films
Release date
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Remember Me is a 2016 American comedy film written by, directed by and starring Steve Goldbloom and featuring Rita Moreno. It is Goldbloom's feature directorial debut. [1]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival on March 5, 2016. [1]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that Moreno's "unpredictable performance in an underwritten role gooses things to an amiable degree." [1]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review, calling it "...a pleasing balance between sincerity and irreverence." [2]

Kimber Myers of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Other than the buoyant presence of Oscar winner Rita Moreno, “Remember Me” is a charmless but harmless comedy about two cousins and their aging grandmother." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dennis Harvey (March 11, 2016). "Film Review: 'Remember Me'". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. Sheri Linden (March 5, 2016). "'Remember Me': Cinequest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. Kimber Myers (November 22, 2017). "Review: Ever-energetic Rita Moreno is the only memorable thing about comedy 'Remember Me'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2021.