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
  • maxsteelcs - 7 May 2024
    I'M NOT GONNA TRUST IMDB ANYMORE. rant.
    Are you guys serious? I wanted an action movie with an interesting story and liam neeson in it cutting people's throats.

    I GOT THAT

    Why every action movie has to be Pulp fiction wtf is wrong with cinema snobs nowadays?

    I literally SKIPPED THIS MOVIE 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF YOU!!

    I was skipping this movie just because it was under 6 stars

    Hell, I just watched Oppenheimer. Yes it was good, I love nolan but come on it was really slow sometimes. They could have shown more disasters in Oppenheimers head to make it more thrilling, I don't know. I'm the type of guy that can enjoy everything, even history documentary and I found it way too political (have I mentioned I'm passionate about politics? Just saying)

    The point? This is a great movie, maybe not a 7 but a 6? 6.5? For sure

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE.

    I think I'm gonna start Searching an additional site as a reference, at least for action and horror. People is too harsh here with those.

    Thanks for the years you were good IMDb.
  • RobReviews - 13 December 2023
    A recipe for success that misses the mark completely...
    "Memory," helmed by Martin Campbell and featuring Liam Neeson, delves into the intriguing concept of memory manipulation, blending action with psychological intrigue. However, the film falls short of expectations, delivering a rather predictable narrative devoid of standout, shocking moments or a wow-factor. Comparisons to Campbell's previous works, such as "Casino Royale" and "GoldenEye," reveal a noticeable lack of the director's signature brilliance.

    The characters in "Memory" are disappointingly uninspiring and lack depth, failing to captivate the audience's interest. Liam Neeson, a stalwart in intense roles, stands out as the film's saving grace, infusing moments with his trademark intensity. Regrettably, he remains the sole compelling character, with the rest of the cast failing to leave a lasting impression.

    Despite being engaging, the film's plot treads on overly familiar ground, lacking uniqueness and offering a predictable storyline. Much like its characters, "Memory" fails to distinguish itself, making it likely to fade from memory soon after viewing.
  • marcboltons - 10 May 2023
    Paying the mortgage
    Liam Neeson and Guy Pearce are doing their best to lift this film out of the quagmire but even they can't escape the fact that the rest of the actors in this mediocre mess are absolutely terrible. The other cops, especially the police chief and the Mexican sidekick, are such laughable, two dimensional clichés that they become comic relief! Mind you none of them are helped by the script, which sounds as though it was written by a student. Cliché after cliché, set piece after set piece, and barely a word that sounds believable. And what's with the endless plot explanations?! Characters just start spouting huge amounts of backstory blurb for no reason! I like Neeson and Pearce but even they couldn't save this tedious time waster. Definitely one that won't live long in the Memory.
  • loco_73 - 16 December 2022
    A confused memory
    From the trailers this movie looked quite promising. A level above the now expected, yearly, Liam Neeson action movie. Something which has become a kind of tradition since about 2009 when the original "Taken" came out. This is a blessing and a curse. I loved the first "Taken" (uncut version) and "A Walk Amongst The Tombstones", and enjoyed "Unknown", "The Grey" and "Run All Night". The rest of Neeson's movies in this genre have ranged between just mediocre to barely ok.

    At the outset, keeping in mind the quite solid cast and director Martin Campbell (who also directed "Casino Royale" the only James Bond movie I ever actually enjoyed), "Memory" seemed to be one of the more solid productions starring Neeson. By all rights it should have been. Instead what ended on the screen was a muddled, badly paced and thoroughly pedestrian movie. The action was sluggish, the storyline was quite bland and the acting was all over the place.

    This flick seemed about as confused as Liam Neeson's character and his early onset of Alzheimer's...

    As a side note I also wanted to add that I found Monica Bellucci's, well her character's demise, quite disturbing and perhaps even unnecessarily violent. However it was so lazily added, poorly executed and clearly expected, that it bordered on the comical. I just think that a better scene, worthy of such an actress could have been created. I swear people in the industry must have it out for her or dislike her, because many movies I've seen her in, like "Malena" and "Irréversible" (that one is painful, cringe/vomit inducing to sit through") for example, she has these prolonged, painfully humiliating and violent scenes involving her characters. I am not squeamish when it comes to the depiction of violence in different mediums by any stretch of the imagination and I despise and abhor censorship, but once in a while... there's such a thing as too much...
  • peterk727 - 22 November 2022
    Decent but no cigar
    This movie is a take-off on a Dutch movie called Memory of A Killer. It is mediocre at best. There are some good moments and while Liam Neeson, Ray Stevenson, Guy Pearce of a few actors did well in their roles, others were so awful I think their selection was done based on how little they might accept to act in this movie. Monica Bellucci was awful. I mean she was a pretty lady, although age has taken somewhat of a toll, but since you are not staring at her good looks as much as you may have been 25 years ago, you clearly see the woman cannot act. There are worse movies out there, so in a pinch this is decent. Regardless, you may want to see the original Dutch movie, it is a far far better movie than this is and the acting is superior as well.
  • jakeljx - 22 October 2022
    Bad actors with worse acting
    Neeson and Pearce were the only redeemable qualities of this movie, so I'll give it two stars. Everyone else's acting was so bad I found myself cringing and I had to cover my eyes at times. It was that bad. Especially that Mexican cop and the female cop, just what the hell were they thinking casting those two? The acting was so bad to the point where it takes you right out of the movie, it just wasn't believable at all. NO ONE would believe those two were cops, and the characters were beyond bland, like chewing on a piece of chalk. The storyline is very simple, a five year old can follow with no problem. You've seen it a thousand times.