Forget Me Not (2010 British film)

Forget Me Not is a 2010 British romantic drama film, directed by Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig and starring Tobias Menzies and Genevieve O'Reilly. It was first shown at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2010, and was released in the US on 4 March 2011 and in the UK on 6 May 2011.

Forget Me Not
British quad format film poster
Directed byAlexander Holt
Lance Roehrig
Produced byRebecca Long
Written byHoward Long and Mark Underwood
StarringTobias Menzies
Genevieve O'Reilly
Music byMichael J. McEvoy
CinematographyShane Daly
Edited byKant Pan
Production
company
Quicksilver Films
Distributed byKaleidoscope Home Entertainment (UK)
Release date
  • August 2010 (2010-08) (Rhode Island)
  • 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06) (United Kingdom)[1]
Running time
94 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film follows Will Fletcher, a musician, and Eve Fisher, who works in a pub where he is performing, during one night in London. After Will has saved Eve from a drunken customer at closing time, they stay up all night together, meandering through the streets of London and forging a relationship. Next morning, Eve takes him to see her Alzheimer's-suffering grandmother.

Main cast

Reception

Dennis Harvey in Variety found the film “a pleasant if slender affair reminiscent of Before Sunrise, with a little Once tossed in”, that “moves gracefully toward a conclusion that will trigger tears from some viewers, though others may find it a bit too heavy a tragic load for the film to bear.”[3] Tom Huddleston in Time Out, wrote that “A frequent criticism of ultra-low-budget independent movies is that they try to do too much. ‘Forget Me Not’ may even be guilty of doing too little – but what it does attempt, it largely pulls off” and concluded that “ambitious it ain't, but ‘‘Forget Me Not’‘ is a modest, memorable and rather moving slice of DIY cinema, despite the lack of bears in the London eye.”[1] Patrick Smith in The Daily Telegraph compared the film to Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, but found that although it “isn't quite as accomplished”, Menzies and O'Reilly ’‘have enough chemistry for the climax to be surprisingly poignant.”[4] Roger Ebert concluded that the film resembles Linklater’s films, but “moves along too deliberately”, and although the ending “conceals an emotional impact, sad and carefully orchestrated...the film isn't very compelling.”[5]

Awards

The film won Best UK Film and Best Editing at the 2015 London Independent Film Festival[6] and the Golden Ace at the Las Vegas Film Festival.

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References
  1. Time Out, 3 May 2011: Forget Me Not Linked 2014-03-12
  2. BBFC: Forget Me Not Linked 2014-03-12
  3. Variety, 4 March 2011: Review: ‘Forget Me Not’ Linked 2014-03-12
  4. The Daily Tepegraph, 27 June 2011: Forget Me Not, DVD review Linked 2014-03-12
  5. RogerEbert.com, 27 April 2011: Forget Me Not Linked 2014-03-12
  6. London Independent Film Festival: LIFF Winners 2010 Linked 2014-03-12
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