The new movie “Reminders of Him” is receiving low Rotten Tomatoes ratings from the critics of 59%. The reason is that this is a tearjerker-type movie that we have seen before, about a young woman, Kenna, who is driving a car while drunk and getting into an accident with her boyfriend, Scotty, and he dies from his injuries. Even though the accident was not specifically caused by her being drunk, she is sent to jail for seven years, then has a child in prison, and once released, the story begins about her life of squalor and wondering if she will ever see her child again. This story is based on the best-selling book Reminders of Him by Coleen Hoover.

The critics are mostly trashing this movie, mainly because it lacks an original, tragic, tear-jerker story idea, but they overlook the very good messages this story conveys. If you ever drink and drive and someone dies, you will go to jail. Driving is never something to take for granted. When you drive, your life is in your own hands and the hands of someone else who might make a tragic mistake. There are always two sides to a story, and in the case of this film, Scotty’s parents, played by Bradley Whitford and Lauren Graham, hate Kenna, played by Maika Monroe. This is because they do not know the full story of what happened the day their son was killed in a car accident when Kenna was driving.

The acting in this film is very good, including Tyriq Withers, who plays Ledger Ward, Scotty’s best friend, who becomes involved with Kenna and eventually helps Kenna to see her daughter again.

Once again, the critics missed the mark with their opinions of this solid story with a 59% rating. My rating is 80% and a strong recommendation to see this movie.