'Memory' film review: As forgettable as the lead character’s Memory

Updated On: 29 April, 2022 03:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

The film tries to bring out the bestiality in such repugnant criminal behaviours but there’s not much substance in the film to help alleviate the discomfort

A still from the film Memory

Film: Memory
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Taj Atwal, Harold Torres, Ray Fearon
Director: Martin Campbell
Rating: 2/5

The Oscar nominated actor Liam Neeson appears to have strait-jacketed himself in a run of totally generic action oriented movies of late. He is seen playing multiple variations of the same killer/vigilante ex-cop/ assassin roles in quick succession. Most of the movies he`s made in the last decade have been near carbon copies of each other. The plots, characters and performances are similar. Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) directed Memory is yet another forgettable effort from a star from whom the fans have expected much more.

In his latest, he has not ventured too far out of that box. In this remake of the 2003 Belgian film `The Memory of a Killer` which was in turn adapted from Jef Geeraerts book “De zaak Alzheimer,” Neeson plays Alex Lewis an assassin-for-hire, who finds that he`s become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization.

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