Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life", but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.
'Remember My Name" is a film that lingers in the mind without exactly staying in mind. The actions in it are decisive but small, like stirrings in a pond.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Apr 2003
rotten:
Throughout "Remember My Name," the actors work hard to fulfill the surface requirements of scenes that have no dramatic foundation, and the results are often skittish and baffling.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Well worth seeing.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
An incomprehensible melange of striking imagery, obscure dialog, a powerful score, and a script that doesn't know how to go from A to B.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
Aided by songs performed by the octogenarian blueswoman Alberta Hunter, the filmmaker extracts new cinematic forms from venerable passions.