{"id":2331381,"date":"2026-03-16T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2331381"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:10:46","slug":"movie-review-reminders-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/movie-review-reminders-of-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie review: Reminders of Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Texas author Colleen Hoover has gone from being a popular writer to a full-on celebrity in the 2020s, with the new film <em><em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universalpictures.com\/movies\/reminders-of-him\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reminders of Him<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em> marking the third adaptation of her books in just 19 months (a fourth, <em><em>Verity<\/em><\/em>, is scheduled for release in October 2026). All of her books that have been adapted so far \u2014 most notably <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sanantonio.culturemap.com\/news\/entertainment\/ends-with-us-review-lively\/\" target=\"_blank\">It Ends With Us<\/a><\/em> \u2014 are female-led stories that feature elements of romance and trauma, catnip for studios looking to appeal to the underserved demographic of women.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reminders of Him | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i36Zw32GfRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Leading the way in this film is Kenna Rowan (Maika Monroe), who returns to her hometown of Laramie, Wyoming after spending years in prison for killing her boyfriend, Scotty (Rudy Pankow), in a car accident. That relationship resulted in a daughter, Diem (Zoe Kosovic), whom Kenna gave birth to while imprisoned and is now being raised by her grandparents, Patrick (Bradley Whitford) and Grace (Lauren Graham).<\/p>\n<p>Yearning to be a part of Diem\u2019s life, Kenna tries to reconnect with Patrick and Grace, only to be rebuffed by Scotty\u2019s best friend, Ledger (Tyriq Withers), a former NFL player who now owns a local bar. In running interference, Ledger starts to become closer to Kenna, discovering that her tragic mistake shouldn\u2019t be the only thing that defines her.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Vanessa Caswill and written by Lauren Levine, the film features mostly surface level examinations of its themes and average performances, yet it winds up being effective thanks to a willingness not to rush through its storytelling beats. The filmmakers take the slow and steady approach toward the coupling of Kenna and Ledger, setting up their bond through a series of heart-to-heart conversations that makes any romance feel earned.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the focus is on Kenna reclaiming her place in the world, and on Ledger coming to terms with the fact that the person who killed his best friend is not inherently a bad person. The film definitely could have gone deeper in its explorations of grief and anger, but the sheer amount of time it takes in addressing the characters\u2019 doubts and fears turns out to be sufficient for a film that\u2019s not aiming to be considered a dramatic masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>It also helps that Caswill and Levine do a solid job of establishing the variety of characters that inhabit the film. Kenna and Ledger don\u2019t always feel like fully-formed people, but they become so through their interactions with each other and the other townspeople. Lady Diana (Monika Myers), a girl with Down syndrome who lives in Kenna\u2019s apartment complex, and Roman (Nicholas Duvernay), Ledger\u2019s co-worker at his bar, help to broaden the appeal of the two leads.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe has, to this point, been best known for starring roles in horror films like <em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-linked-post=\"2656232663\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/news\/entertainment\/03-20-15-it-follows-movie-review\" target=\"_blank\">It Follows<\/a><\/em><\/em> and <em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-linked-post=\"2668736896\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/news\/entertainment\/horror-film-longlegs-boasts-creepy-vibes-and-a-villainous-nicolas-cage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Longlegs<\/a><\/em><\/em>. While she does somewhat well in this role, her delivery is often more flat than you\u2019d expect for a character going through what she does. Withers thankfully doesn\u2019t remind viewers of his recent bomb <em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-linked-post=\"2674010289\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/news\/entertainment\/him-football-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Him<\/a><\/em><\/em>, demonstrating a crossover appeal that should serve him well in the future. Whitford and Graham don\u2019t get to do much, but their combined experience gives their roles exactly what is needed.<\/p>\n<p>It may sound like damning with faint praise, but <em><em>Reminders of Him<\/em><\/em> is a competently made film that knows how to serve its core audience without insulting anyone who may not automatically be all-in for such a story. The filmmakers don\u2019t try to force any of the key moments down the audience\u2019s throat, and that stands out in a genre that\u2019s not always known for its subtlety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Reminders of Him <em>opens in theaters on March 13.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sanantonio.culturemap.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas author Colleen Hoover has gone from being a popular writer to a full-on celebrity in the 2020s, with the new film Reminders of Him marking the third adaptation of her books in just 19 months (a fourth, Verity, is scheduled for release in October 2026). 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