Memory

"His mind is fading. His conscience is clear."

2022 1h 54m EN

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6.7

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29%

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5.8

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 1,723🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 41,729

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“His mind is fading. His conscience is clear.”

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Cast

Liam Neeson
Alex Lewis
Guy Pearce
Vincent Serra
Taj Atwal
Linda Amistead
Harold Torres
Hugo Marquez
Ray Fearon
Special Agent Gerald Nussbaum
Monica Bellucci
Davana Sealman
Ray Stevenson
Detective Danny Mora
Mia Sanchez
Beatriz Leon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Dario Scardapane
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Photek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jo Francis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Liam Neeson and Guy Pearce and Taj Atwal carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His mind is fading. His conscience is clear.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Campbell directs. David Tattersall behind the camera. Photek scores. Jo Francis cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Martin Campbell, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Photek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jo Francis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Liam Neeson and Guy Pearce and Taj Atwal carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "His mind is fading. His conscience is clear.".
9IMDB entry: tt11827628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Tattersall
Original score: Photek
Editing: Jo Francis
Production design: Wolf Kroeger
Costume design: Irina Kotcheva
Makeup / hair: Mariana Love
VFX supervisor: Ivo Jivkov
Sound: Ryan Nowak
Stunt coordinator: Stanimir Stamatov
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $13,900,000
Return: 46% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Memory (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 41,729 votes
MPAA: R

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Chris Sawin2022-04-30
★ 3/10
Memory juggles so many subplots to unsatisfactory results. It’s as if the story throws a ball in the air for every concept in the film (Alzheimer’s, human trafficking, the FBI vs the police, rich people getting whatever they want, etc) only to allow each ball to smack against the ground without trying to catch them after their initial toss. For a film about a guy who kills people with the authorities chasing him for nearly two hours, Memory is a monotonous bore. Not even Liam Neeson lighting himself on fire to cauterize a bullet wound can save what is otherwise a forgetful and fatigued memoir of a hoary hit man. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Memory-2022-Review-A-Forgetful-and-Fatigued-Memoir-of-a-Hoary-Hit-Man
The Movie Mob2023-03-24
★ 5/10
Memory isn't terrible, but it's a little too slow for an action thriller and isn't edgy enough for a crime thriller. Sadly, Memory is forgettable. I'm a big Liam Neeson fan. He trained Batman and Obi-Wan, led the A-Team and the Men in Black, and had the most intimidating and awesome phone call in cinematic history. Non-Stop, The Commuter, and The Grey were all solid films, too, but let's face it… he isn't getting any younger, so his action movies are slowing in pace. Memory was smart enough to incorporate that into the script while still having Neeson kick some butt. This movie is an improvement over some of his recent stuff like the Marksman (and, from what I hear, Blacklight), but I sure do miss the days of Taken or Kingdom of Heaven. My hopes were higher with Martin Campbell directing, but I spent most of the movie looking at my phone. It's not terrible, but it needed to be a little darker and more menacing to hold my attention. In the end, you won't care to remember much about Memory. Neeson is still the man, though!