Remember Me Opens today at Quality 16, Showcase, Brighton Review by Corey Hall of the Metro Times Grade: D

Emilie de Ravin and Robert Pattinson in "Remember Me."

With sunken cheeks, ashen complexion and sulky demeanor, Robert Pattinson has become the millennium’s first real matinee idol, the skinny-jeans-wearing totem for all things moody and oh-so-goth. "Remember Me" is his first earnest attempt to grab the mantle of bygone icons, from Johnny Depp to Paul Newman, James Dean and even Tyrone Power, but with his bristly shoots of peacock hair, thick caterpillar brows and scrunched-up features, he’s about as menacing as an angry Muppet.

If Pattinson isn’t quite ready for prime time, his star vehicle — a stumbling, gloomy emo drama with serious pretensions — is probably best suited for a late-night airing before infomercials.

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