It would have been a solid 6 in the first hour, but then the writers quit and the shit hit the fan. It started by him being shot through the back of the car and then the utterly irrational storyline with the bakery. I mean, the bakery he burnt down 50 years ago is just around the corner and he is hiding there? What are the chances? LOL Poor Liam, your choice of C-movies and apprentice writers is only topped by Bruce Willis - and sadly he really got Alzheimer's. Oh boy... This is so bad.
This movie is much better that the scores show. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but the premise is a good one and it touches on several moments that, if explored, would make a great movie like Lewis watching news about a hit and wondering if he did and doesn't remember. It's a solid genre flick , a bit predicatable yet actors are giving enough for it to be entertaining. Oh and the scene where Lewis forgets to insert the pin into the gun is gold.
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This time around Neeson played a character a little closer to his own age and abilities.
This isn't a bad movie it could have and should have been better. The whole "Hitman with Alzheimer's" is a great and interesting new twist in a story. However, they severely underplayed this angle.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
Better than expected after seeing the reviews. A little bit lengthy but otherwise ok. I liked the ending.
Liam is no longer in shape to this kind of movies. At least in this one they "took advantage" of his age, and somewhat was more accordingly that many of his last movies taken-style. Still, pretty boring. He should start to leave the front sit, at least in this kind of movies. Taken was great, a couple more that came after that one (forgot the names between so many he made), but its enough. It's been almost 15 years, you are not in shape for this genre anymore. Again, at least as the "main hero". You can still be the cool uncle who can kick your ass, but instead plays golf and drinks beers on the porshe
first part of the movie was nice, last 30-40 minutes was just bullcrap
A party boat in El Paso? There is no water in El Paso to put a boat.
At the end of the day, Memory (2022) is merely another of those 'well-meaning' and 'well-spoken' star playing at lawmaker outings that is professionally assembled on the surface but shoots only blanks. The pressing fact it could have been actually far worse and shillier without a crusty old trade veteran hand at the reins like Martin Campbell doesn't make it a good or even somewhat worthwhile film.
One reason this is NOT a good film is that 'William Neeson' is getting long in the tooth......although he strives for authenticity and even makes something of a landing in turn, he is never able to shake off the vibe of loony IRA sympathizer/terrorism fanatic that has plagued him throughout his career (notably here, too). His character of Alex as written is unable to bring about the sort of hardened tough guy impact that's going to shake up this Mexican community for the better and is only really set up to be a tired old martyr. 'Guy Pearce' is even more bleh......I'm convinced above all else he was brought on because Mexican authorities in league with certain evil actually believe in some kind of younger incarnation of somebody like Jonathan Voight, what horseshit. Those are dumb manchildren then, their loss. Don't even get me started on the callow Bellucci frog, who's real motive in it is to have themselves mutilated/fatally gored as well.......
In shortened terms: Mexico, that is Mexico under the thumb of profuse orcy sinners who ultimately answer only to the deranged state of California rather than run-down ol' senile Mexico itself, turns out to fling nothing but injustice and no real results from an authority standpoint? Last century's news. As such, this isn't really worth watching as anything but a stale bread reminder of how certain areas' leadership on this western continent have zero clue how to clean up matters, to evolve. Bolivia/Toronto/etc. all over again ad nauseum. Meh!
5/10
Reasonable enough story and acting for the first hour but let down badly by a rushed and limp ending. Liam Neeson does vengeance is wearing a bit thin too, you can only package the same story so many ways!
Maybe the plot could be not so original, but Liam Neeson is a great interpreter of old man killers (see , also "A quiet man") and yet he's a great actor. Very good playing also by Guy Pearce.
This was a disjointed series of action scenes with a thin connective tissue of a plot. Classic Liam Neesom churned-out flick.
It was like a meh piece. Like the plot was kinda lackluster and the characters also felt abit lackluster too. So was the acting. Some of the deaths felt like they were acted abit mediocre, and everyone also acted like they were in a typical CSI episode, which you'd think would be fine enough acting for this, but it was relatively all mediocre. Yeah, I wouldn't recommend this
I've scored worse movies better than this. The problem I had with this is even with the action /drama that it did have I found so unbearably dull for the most part. I tend to be a masochist and subject myself to these end of career Neeson specials, but this was the worst I've seen in awhile as far as my own attention span. Bellucci was alright in the role, Pearce seemed to be trying but the writers didn't do him any favours. Atwal's in and out Texas accent was so bad. 4.1 for me. Generous. Big sunken cost fallacy at work here for those of us that bothered finishing it.
This works better if Liam kills the last person then as the movie closing he sends confirmation that he killed the dude that killed Pearce wife and son...Much better ending then the trash I just watched. I guess the writers felt better Ratings if Liam die in one of his movies?
I liked this one by Liam Neeson more than the last ones and Monica Bellucci also appears
I thought I had finished watching the many Neeson straight-to-bin releases. Yet here I am watching this one because it is a decent director.
It's okay. It isn't terrible.
If you have a couple of hours to waste and nothing else takes your fancy, this fills the space.
6/10
Forgettable thriller is better than some of Neeson's recent movies but its a long way from his best.
Great ending.
The story is predictable, even what is presented in this film already exists in other films that have the same theme. But the director managed to make the film interesting to watch until the end.
This movie is really bad, despite Liam Neeson. Just could not get into it. But.. I do like the muscle car .. reminds me of fast & furious.
Maybe it’s me but the dialogue was whispered a lot of the time and the plot too involved, it seemed to get in its own way. There were some good moments but Liam’s arsenal as an expert hitman seemed pretty limited, but he is getting older after all. Overall, I felt it was 5/10.
Moment all over again hah hah!
Hmmm. This movie is mediocre, not the worst movie of 2022 at least. If your a action movie person then this is for you otherwise watch when you are totally bored.
so shit, I fell asleep. It's poetic this movie has someone suffering from Alzheimer's, as it'll be forgotten within a day
I've put this film in the "WTF - unfinished watching" rating category. Any title that assaults your natural viewing intelligence and pisses you off, forcing you to turn it off or walk away.
Bad script, chaotic plot.
Liam Neeson should focus on supporting roles where he can capitalise on his charisma and likability, as Brad Pitt showed in The Lost City 2022 for example - he was there for 15min max but completely overshadowed by Channing Tatum in the lead role. Otherwise he turned out like Bruce Willis.
Shout by Jordan VicBlockedParent2022-06-29T15:21:42Z
i wish i had no Memory of ever watching this.