Memory

Memory

Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.

  • Released: 2022-04-28
  • Runtime: 114 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Mystery, Thrillers
  • Stars: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Taj Atwal, Harold Torres, Monica Bellucci, Ray Stevenson, Stella Stocker, Antonio Jaramillo, Louis Mandylor, Ray Fearon, Lee Boardman, Rebecca Calder, Natalie Anderson, Harold Torres, Atanas Srebrev, Scot Williams, Kate Nichols, Trevor Van Uden, Sigal Diamant, Doug Rao, Daniel De Bourg, Mia Sanchez, Petar Kirilov, J.R. Esposito, Kalina Stancheva, Josh Taylor, Vlado Mihailov, Josh Macrena, Tudor Chirilă, Sofia Soltess, Lyubomir Bachvarov, Mariana Krumova, Danaya Velinova, Neda Spasova, Devina Vassileva, Dee, Raluca Aprodu
  • Director: Martin Campbell
 Comments
  • D_I_Sammi - 1 May 2024
    A Subpar Script with Quality Acting
    Lacking anything particularly exciting at all, and tangling in depressing elements of old age emotional psychological, leads to 'Memory' being a hard film to like, despite excellent acting, some great dialogue and overall competent screenplay and set designs.

    The problem is that the two major themes don't work together. Liam Neeson is playing an emotional distraught worrier and Guy Pearce is playing a confident thriller detective; definitely two different stories happening and the latter is far more interesting.

    Martin Campbell is a highly effective and excellent director, but he needed to choose between the conflicting plots to create distinctive focus.
  • akcenat - 20 September 2023
    An Average Action Flick With Bad Cliches and Acting
    'Memory' is a 2022 action thriller film starring Liam Neeson as Alex Lewis, a hitman who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. When he is hired to kill a young woman, he begins to question his motives and morality.

    The movie has an unoriginal plot, bad clichés, and average acting. Neeson is typically solid in his role, but the supporting cast is weak, especially the Mexican detective (Harold Torres) and somewhat the FBI detective (Taj Atwal). Guy Pearce's character is also underdeveloped, cliched and shallow.

    At over two hours long, 'Memory' feels overstuffed and bloated. The pacing is slow and the action scenes are mediocre. The film also relies heavily on banality, such as the corrupt cop trope.

    Overall, Memory is an average action flick with a bad old chestnut story and almost amateurish acting. It is only watchable if you are a fan of Liam Neeson.

    5/10.