Remember Me/The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (DVD)

Double bill of romantic dramas following relationships built on the back of family bereavements. 'Remember Me' (2010) follows Tyler (Robert Pattinson), a student at NYU, as he attempts to recover from his brother's suicide and mend his strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan). When Tyler strikes up a relationship with fellow student Ally (Emilie de Ravin), who has also undergone a family bereavement, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. However, the young couple's budding relationship is overshadowed not only by the strain of past losses, but by the protective instincts of Ally's police officer father, Neil (Chris Cooper), who sees the rebellious Tyler as a good-for-nothing troublemaker. 'The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud' (2010) starrs Zac Efron as the young sailor, Charlie St. Cloud. Charlie has the opportunity to go to Standford University but when his younger brother, Sam (Charlie Tahan), dies in a car accident, he is left reconsidering his future. When he realises he can see and communicate with Sam, Charlie determines to take a job as a cemetery caretaker instead of going to university. The two brothers meet every night but the return of Tess (Amanda Crew), a sailor who went to school with Charlie, causes a divide between the brothers. When Charlie learns Tess's life is in danger, he has to choose between keeping a promise to his deceased brother in the afterlife and saving Tess in the real world.