Reminders of Him
Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 13, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
16
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 11, 2026
Like “It Ends with Us,” which was also based on a Colleen Hoover novel, “Reminders of Him” is a movie whose willingness to be deeply unpleasant saves it from becoming a soap opera. Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyMar 11, 2026
Reminders of Him is a well-crafted, well-acted sad-happy Hoover adaptation. Read full review
73
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMar 11, 2026
It’s a whole lot of pretty good and not a lot of amazing, but hey, remember how Tyriq Withers also starred in Him? No one can say they got the title wrong. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMar 12, 2026
Reminders of Him deserves credit for serving it all up unabashedly and without a single wink. This is largely thanks to the stupendous Monroe, and also Withers. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeMar 11, 2026
While the plot isn’t realistic, it’s deeply felt, which is what these kinds of melodramas are supposed to offer. It’s a leaps and bounds improvement over Regretting You, and though Reminders Of Him has fewer grace notes than It Ends With Us, it’s got a more cohesive, meaningful message. Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandMar 11, 2026
It’s smaller, quieter, and it feels true. Not soapy, not silly, not like something ripped out of an airport book buy. That’s the first step. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 13, 2026
The picture plays and Monroe and Withers make us invest in the characters and “This isn’t half bad” makes this a date movie that comes off, romance novel origins be damned. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshMar 12, 2026
It’s not always easy to navigate the tonal landmines of a Colleen Hoover yarn. That Caswill, Monroe and Withers do so with aplomb and emotion proves what these films can be: deeply felt, transporting romances to be taken seriously. Read full review
60
The Travers TakePeter TraversMar 14, 2026
Maika Monroe brings battered heart and soul to a Colleen Hoover soap opera that renders “big” emotions with the small details that make them count. Read full review
60
ColliderIsabella SoaresMar 13, 2026
In spite of its faults, Vanessa Caswill's latest directorial effort offers a pair worth rooting for and winning romantic leads, proving that Monroe and Withers have what it takes to captivate audiences in a genre that they haven't previously been linked to. Read full review
60
Radio TimesChezelle BinghamMar 12, 2026
It’s inoffensive, tear-jerking, easy watching that, just like the rest the CoHo canon, will probably do just fine at the box office. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 11, 2026
Reminders of Him does, in fact, remind of that earlier time, when It Ends With Us over-delivered on sweeping sentimentality, a brief glow before everything curdled. We cannot go back there, but I’ve heard far less pleasurable echoes. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 11, 2026
Reminders of Him is notably restrained — a good thing more than not, even if the film does get a bit languid at times. It tells its story without making us feel used. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 11, 2026
It helps that the characters are all sympathetic and appealingly played, with Monroe terrific as the beleaguered Kenna, desperate to meet her daughter, and the charismatic Withers making the most of his character’s agonizing over his torn loyalties. Read full review
60
Next Best PictureDan BayerMar 11, 2026
Yes, Reminders of Him is very much an ordeal, but not so much because it’s bad. It’s an ordeal because of all the emotional muck these characters have to drag themselves through to get to the other side. Read full review
55
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeMar 11, 2026
Tear-jerkers are valuable to cinema; they can provide emotional catharsis as satisfying as any other kind of popcorn entertainment. It’s hard to get misty-eyed, however, over a film that never stops reassuring you that everyone’s going to get a happy ending. Let the audience feel bad for a while, so they can feel good after; failing that leaves everyone feeling nothing. Read full review
50
StatusBrian LowryMar 13, 2026
The movie rises and falls on Monroe and Withers’ workmanlike performances, leaving it to the heart-tugging subject matter, mostly, to carry it across the finish line. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonMar 12, 2026
Reminders of Him could use a little more swooning, a little less of the endless middle stretch of driving and talking, interrupted by wet sprints through thunderstorms. Read full review
50
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannMar 11, 2026
Unfortunately, Reminders of Him isn't a very good film, at least in the traditional sense. But, like Regretting You, there's a certain level of lizard brain enjoyment that transcends much of the film's flaws and allows for all the soapy, melodramatic elements to be enjoyed at their own level. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraMar 20, 2026
It’s easy on the eye, and indeed the brain, but this is nowhere near as sharply written or plotted as it should be to bring these characters to life. Read full review
40
The RevealScott TobiasMar 12, 2026
Reminders of Him is a disciplined mediocrity, sticking to picture postcard images and a happy ending that’s so much easier to achieve than the story allows. Next time, please have the courtesy to be crazier. Read full review
40
The TimesKevin MaherMar 12, 2026
The Colleen Hoover school of social realism is back — and this time it’s more idiotic than ever. Read full review
40
Little White LiesEmma KielyMar 12, 2026
While It Ends With Us and Regretting You contained at least some decent acting and production value, Reminders of Him is a grim dose of misery and trauma porn punctuated by a terrible lead performance and an undeniable conservative sheen. Read full review
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 11, 2026
Although the two leads have a steamy rapport, their chemistry cannot overcome a predictable and shallow saga about grief and second chances. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDerek SmithMar 11, 2026
Vanessa Caswill’s film feels reverse engineered to maximize emotional impact. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Roxana HadadiMar 14, 2026
It’s familiar, it’s generic, and it feels like a test of how far we’ll lower our standards. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithMar 13, 2026
An experience that’s like being slowly asphyxiated by puffy clouds of baby powder. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloMar 13, 2026
Reminders of Him is so preoccupied with tragedy that the romance becomes secondary. Now, after our third Hoover adaptation, it feels like we’re getting love with diminishing returns. There’s less to enjoy, even if the movie is almost two hours long. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMar 11, 2026
There isn’t a single original idea to be found here, nor a twist you can’t predict immediately. This film has what Siskel and Ebert used to call “the Idiot Plot.” That is, a plot that doesn’t contain a single credible moment, and would be over if everyone involved wasn’t an idiot. Read full review
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