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\n Related: <\/span>See Emotional 1st Look of Colleen Hoover\u2019s ‘Reminders of Him’ Adaptation<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tMaika Monroe is picking up the pieces in a romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover\u2019s book Reminders of Him. The trailer, which was released on Tuesday, October 21, begins with Kenna Rowan (Monroe) crossing paths with Scotty (Rudy Pankow) for the first time. As he purchases a single plastic yellow plate set, Lord Huron\u2019s \u201cThe [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Any Hoover adaptation will flirt with melodrama (cue the rain-soaked confessions and precocious little kid). What makes this one the best of the novelist\u2019s big-screen installments so far is its admirable restraint. There\u2019s a steamy romance \u2014 with hunky local bartender slash retired NFL player Ledger (Tyriq Withers<\/strong>), but just as much of the film is centered on the quiet work of making amends. It\u2019s earnest, straightforward and deceptively simple; the kind of quietly inspirational story that critics often brush aside but viewers love to watch again and again. This is a worthy addition to that canon of emotional catharsis.<\/p>\n\n![\"Reminders](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Reminders-of-Him-Review.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Maika Monroe and Rudy Pankow in \u2018Reminders of Him\u2019.<\/span> Michelle Faye\/Universal Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHoover heads up an all-female production team, co-adapting her own book alongside Lauren Levine<\/strong>. That backbone gives the film, directed by Vanessa Caswill<\/strong>, a refreshing, straightforward clarity. Monroe is excellent, grounding Kenna\u2019s fierce maternal longing in understated details. Even a glorified cameo from country star Lainey Wilson<\/strong><\/a> adds a warm, lived-in vibe. Yes, you\u2019ll cry. But as with all good redemption stories, viewers will also leave hopeful about future possibilities.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Maika Monroe and Rudy Pankow in \u2018Reminders of Him\u2019.<\/span> Michelle Faye\/Universal Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Hoover heads up an all-female production team, co-adapting her own book alongside Lauren Levine<\/strong>. That backbone gives the film, directed by Vanessa Caswill<\/strong>, a refreshing, straightforward clarity. Monroe is excellent, grounding Kenna\u2019s fierce maternal longing in understated details. Even a glorified cameo from country star Lainey Wilson<\/strong><\/a> adds a warm, lived-in vibe. Yes, you\u2019ll cry. But as with all good redemption stories, viewers will also leave hopeful about future possibilities.<\/p>\n
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