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Caroline is bullied by classmates at a birthday party, where they cut a chunk of her hair off. Ally and Aidan visit Tyler's mother's apartment, where Caroline is sobbing. Tyler accompanies his sister back to school, and following further bullying, Tyler reacts violently and is arrested. Charles again
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When Neil's partner recognizes Tyler with Ally on a train, Neil breaks into Tyler's apartment. Recognizing him, he finds out Tyler's initial reason for meeting Ally, and violently confronts him, which forces Tyler to confess to a distraught Ally. Aidan visits Ally at her father's home to explain it's
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Tyler spends the night with Ally, and they confess their love for each other. The next morning, Charles calls Tyler to let him know that he will be late, as he is taking Caroline to school; Tyler is happy that their dad is spending time with his sister, and tells him that he will wait in his office.
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Caroline, a budding young artist, is featured in an art show, and Tyler tries to get their father to attend. When he fails to show up, Caroline is heartbroken, so Tyler confronts him in a boardroom filled with people. He accuses his father of willingly distancing himself from his children to avoid
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After noticing a tattoo on Tyler's chest reading "Michael," Tyler reveals to Ally that his brother Michael died by suicide years ago; Ally later reveals that her mother was mugged and fatally shot in front of her 10 years ago. Aidan turns up at Tyler's apartment, meets Ally for the first time, and
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generally liked the film, giving it three out of four stars and characterizing it as a "well-made movie. I cared about the characters. I felt for them. Liberate them from the plot's destiny, which is an anvil around their necks, and you might have something" but goes on to say it "tries to borrow
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One night, Tyler and his roommate Aidan get involved in somebody else's fight, and are arrested by Neil. Aidan calls Charles to bail Tyler out, but he does not stick around to have a conversation with his father. When Aidan sees Neil dropping Ally off, he realizes she is his daughter. So, he
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A voice-over of Tyler's diary declares his love for his brother Michael, forgiving him for killing himself. Tyler is buried next to Michael. Some time later, Caroline and Charles seem to have a healthy father-daughter relationship. Aidan, who has since gotten a
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did not favor the film and said the "most pleasing thing about is its boldness. It may be affected, but is at least aiming for an intriguing character study — a positive sign in the young career of Pattinson," who he says steps away from
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convinces the pair to go to a party, where she drinks too much. The following morning, after her father hits her when she stands up to him, Ally flees back to Tyler's apartment, where the pair consummate their relationship.
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gave the film a positive review, stating the "scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm." Honeycutt goes on to say that the score and cinematography brought "notable sparkle to this heartfelt drama."
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bails out his son and tells Tyler that he will exert his power over the school's board of trustees to ensure that the bullies are forced to leave. Charles asks Tyler to meet his lawyers at his office.
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also denounced the film's ending, writing, "There's no shame in exploring tragedy through art. But exploiting it to make your very ordinary movie feel more important? That's another story."
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gave the film a D+, calling it a "shameless contraption of ridiculously sad things befalling attractive people." Schwarzbaum was also critical of Pattinson's acting and the script.
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reports that 26% of 139 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "Its leads are likeable, but
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classes at NYU and works at the university bookshop. He and his sister Caroline have a strained relationship with their workaholic businessman father, Charles.
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approaches Tyler with the idea to get back at the detective by sleeping with and dumping Ally. She and Tyler go to dinner and continue seeing each other.
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gives it a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by
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of Tyler's name on his arm, is working hard in school, and Ally gets on the subway at the same spot where her mother was killed.
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was also released. The movie contained 26 credited songs, while the soundtrack album contained 14 of them, including songs by
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He looks on Charles's computer, featuring a slideshow of pictures with Tyler, Michael, and Caroline when they were younger.
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profound meaning, but succeeds only in upstaging itself so overwhelmingly that its characters become irrelevant".
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gave the film a half star out of four, commenting that the film "crassly repurposes tragedy to excuse its
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in New York City and received its wide release on March 12, 2010. It opened in fifth place behind
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Caroline arrives at her classroom, where the teacher writes the date on the blackboard as
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soundtrack album was released on March 9, 2010. An album of the score composed by
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on the World Trade Center offensive and exploitative, such as Lisa Kennedy of
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feeling the pain of losing another child, and father and son come to blows.
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accumulated a total of $ 56,032,889 at the box office. It is rated
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gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.
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Several critics also found the movie's invocation of the
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as Sgt. Neil Craig, Ally's father, an NYPD detective
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his fault, and Tyler is genuinely in love with her.
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Index


Allen Coulter
Trevor Engelson
Erik Feig
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
Emilie de Ravin
Chris Cooper
Lena Olin
Tate Ellington
Pierce Brosnan
Jonathan Freeman
Andrew Mondshein
Marcelo Zarvos
Summit Entertainment
coming-of-age
romantic drama
Allen Coulter
Robert Pattinson
Emilie de Ravin
Chris Cooper
Lena Olin
Pierce Brosnan
twist ending
New York University
New York City Police Department
Queens
audits
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
North Tower

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