Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonAlex Lewis
- Guy PearceVincent Serra
- Taj AtwalLinda Amistead
- Harold TorresHugo Marquez
- Monica BellucciDavana Sealman
- Ray StevensonDetective Danny Mora
- Stella StockerMaya
- Antonio JaramilloPapa Leon
- Louis MandylorDrunk Broker
- Ray FearonSpecial Agent Gerald Nussbaum
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Neeson never phones in his performances, but he’s particularly invested this time around, playing a guy who can be a pure killing machine one moment, and as lost as a child the next. Pearce and Bellucci headline the terrific supporting cast, and the 78-year-old Campbell proves he can still direct the hell out of a slick and engrossing thriller. - 60
IGN
Memory is a well-made if uninspired action flick that forges an interesting new take on the genre… then forgets all about it. - 60
Arizona Republic
Memory is a good-enough movie that could have been a lot better. Neeson is to thank for most of the good. Turns out he, like his characters, does have a particular set of skills. They involve acting. - 50
Movie Nation
It’s still a half-decent movie, closer to Neeson’s late-career “Taken” peak than his most recent films. But if he’s letting the audience see the writing on the wall, it might be time for him to stop and read it, too. - 50
Variety
In the end, “Memory” isn’t terribly convincing, but it’s at least trying for something more serious than most. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Neeson also does a good job tracing his character’s cognitive deterioration over the course of the movie. As such, Memory is like a hybrid, mixing serious sections with Neeson’s usual action stuff. Call it a little bit of this and a little bit of that, or not enough of this and not enough of that. - 50
The A.V. Club
It’d be nice to think that the forgettable nature of Memory was a deliberate irony. Then we could grant it bonus points for cleverness, rather than an average grade for just being bland. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Matching the screenplay’s lack of nuance, Campbell (Casino Royale, The Protégé) orchestrates the proceedings with a flat efficacy, stringing together familiar action beats and churning up little that rings true.
