STORYLINE: After prison, a woman attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child. As they grow closer, she must confront her past mistakes to build a hopeful future. (IMDb)

   YA novels are a no brainer, as a source for cinematic inspiration. In recent years novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and of course the Twilight (which films fall under my guilty pleasure category)/Harry Potter novels have all seen the glow of the silver screen. Now, Reminders of Him, based on the book by Colleen Hoover, has been translated for cinemas.  

   Adaptations of YA novels come in multiple forms, just like the previously mentioned films.  Much like the adaptations of the previous Colleen Hoover novels, It Ends With Us and Regretting You, Reminders of Him falls into the drama genre.  The film is a heavy drama that covers topics such as loss, grief, reconciliation, and forgiveness. 

    This is the kind of motion picture that is textbook emotionally manipulative.  The story is saturated with sorrow, and over the top woe is me moments.  These moments are off set with moments of triumph that are designed to be the typical feel good moments.  All of these moments are designed to have those in the audience run the emotional spectrum.  Reminders of Him has all the musical abd acting cues to tell those watching how to feel in any given seen.   The emotion I heel is annoyance with this.

    Every plot point in the film is unoriginal, and not because it is an adaptation of a book.  It’s because there are better movies  about redemption.

    It’s safe to say I did not think highly of Reminders of Him.

    Until next time I will see you at the movies!