''Forget Me Not'' is a 2010 British romantic

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, directed by Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig and starring

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and

Genevieve O'Reilly Genevieve O'Reilly (born 6 January 1977) is an Irish actress. She is known for her work in the ''Star Wars'' franchise as Mon Mothma, having portrayed the character in ''Revenge of the Sith'', ''Rogue One'', and the Disney+ series '' Andor'', ...

. It was first shown at the

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in August 2010, and was released in the US on 4 March 2011 and in the UK on 6 May 2011.

Plot

Will Fletcher is a musician, and Eve Fisher works in a pub where he is performing, during one night in London. After Will saves 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

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-suffering grandmother.

Cast

as Will Fletcher *

as Eve Fisher *

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as Luke *

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as Carly * Susie Harriet as Suze *

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as Lizzie Fisher * Nigel Cooke as Jim

Reception

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the film has an approval rating of 69% based on reviews from 13 critics. Dennis Harvey in

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found the film "a pleasant if slender affair reminiscent of ''

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'', with a little ''

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'' 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." 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." Patrick Smith in

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compared the film to

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's ''

'' and ''

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'', but found that although it "isn't quite as accomplished", Menzies and O'Reilly ''have enough chemistry for the climax to be surprisingly poignant."

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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."

Awards

The film won Best UK Film and Best Editing at the 2015 London Independent Film FestivalLondon Independent Film Festival: ''LIFF Winners 2010''
Linked 2014-03-12 and the Golden Ace at the Las Vegas Film Festival.

References

External links

*
Forget Me Not official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forget Me Not (2010 film) 2010 films 2010 romantic drama films British romantic drama films British films about Alzheimer's disease Films set in London 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language romantic drama films