Reminiscence

Name: Reminiscence
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Released: August 20, 2021
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Angela Sarafyan, Brett Cullen, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu, Giovannie Cruz

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 20, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Angela Sarafyan, Brett Cullen, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu, Giovannie Cruz, Han Soto, Hugh Jackman, Jules Hartley, Marina de Tavira, Mojean Aria, Natalie Martinez, Rebecca Ferguson, Renes Rivera, Sam Medina, Teri Wyble, Thandiwe Newton, Thandiwe Newton, Thomas Francis Murphy

Summary: Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes aNick Bannister (Hugh Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae's disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?… Expand

Director: Lisa Joy

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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The Playlist Nick Allen

Aug 18, 2021

In building this mystery, and in proving herself as a major entertainer, Joy always has something up her sleeve, including her savvy ways to suddenly spike the plot with a slickly edited fight scene that builds the mystery instead of just taking a break from it. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Aug 18, 2021

The pleasures are of a borrowed nature, the stuff of third-, fourth-, maybe fifth-generation noir homage, just gussied up in sci-fi formal wear: all archetypes spouting purple verbiage while navigating a twisty missing-person mystery that pulls together, in the classic private-dick tradition, seemingly unrelated cases. Read full review

James Mottram

Aug 18, 2021

The film falters mostly with its disappointingly one-note female characters ... It’s a shame, for Reminiscence has some impressive ingredients floating around in its murky mix. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Aug 18, 2021

Reminiscence plays like a perfectly calibrated two-hour mirage of things we’ve seen before. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Aug 19, 2021

Highfalutin, lightly enjoyable mush, Reminiscence is one of those speculative fictions that are at once undernourished and overcooked. It makes no sense (despite all the explaining), but it draws you in with genre beats, pretty people and the professional polish of its machined parts. Read full review

Sarah Hagi

Aug 23, 2021

For a film about memories, Reminiscence is ultimately truly forgettable. Read full review

Rex Reed

Aug 24, 2021

It slogs on, piling on scenes and memories of every sci-fi epic and film noir from Blade Runner to Chinatown, but who cares? Read full review

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Habibiehakim

Aug 23, 2021

Reminiscence is kinda look like Steven Spielberg's Minority Report but it's a totally different story, Jackman's and Ferguson's chemistry and performance is incredible, though they're not even together in person so long, the chemistry is there and so strong, so we and me personally careReminiscence is kinda look like Steven Spielberg's Minority Report but it's a totally different story, Jackman's and Ferguson's chemistry and performance is incredible, though they're not even together in person so long, the chemistry is there and so strong, so we and me personally care about it, sad about it, worry about it, and angry about it, Reminiscence is sad and depressing yet it's a very solid film and simply one of the best films of the year.… Expand

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ctow823

Aug 20, 2021

not sure where all the hate comes from. don’t compare this to other movies, take it for what it is. this is a fun sci-fi crime mystery movie. Rebecca Ferguson and hugh hackman had such good chemistry and the visuals were stunning in the film. the plot kept you hooked throughout. felt likenot sure where all the hate comes from. don’t compare this to other movies, take it for what it is. this is a fun sci-fi crime mystery movie. Rebecca Ferguson and hugh hackman had such good chemistry and the visuals were stunning in the film. the plot kept you hooked throughout. felt like the story couldn’t used a little refinement as there were some dull scenes i def would of cut. but overall solid watch and would recommend to my friends… Expand

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truerock

Aug 21, 2021

Reminiscence is a Neo-noir film taking place when global warming has caused rising sea levels, socio-economic disparities have increased, and technology has been delivered for people to mentally re-live their past memories.

If you enjoy the neo-noir genre, you should watch this film - evenReminiscence is a Neo-noir film taking place when global warming has caused rising sea levels, socio-economic disparities have increased, and technology has been delivered for people to mentally re-live their past memories.

If you enjoy the neo-noir genre, you should watch this film - even if it is not as good as it should have been.

It is written, produced and directed by Lisa Joy who created Westworld with Jonathan Nolan.

Lisa Joy is extremely creative - but, she doesn't have the broad skills to produce, cast and direct a complete project like this. The casting is off, the writing needed work to better fit the actors and the directing was not effective. And, I guess other things like editing and cinematography where good but were not excellent.

If Lisa Joy wants to take a bigger role in producing her work, she should seek professionals who can help her.

One last thing - Hugh Jackman is a good actor - but, I'm not a huge fan. He did not quite fit the role just right. Perhaps it was not entirely his fault. Perhaps Lisa Joy got off on the wrong foot when Hugh Jackman was cast in the lead role.

I'll add that I add just finished watching a very dark Nordic-noir detective series just before I watched PG-13 rated Reminiscence. The stark difference between the two, especially with Hugh Jackman and his comic-book level charisma, made Reminiscence seem more of a teenager level material and less substantial and serious.… Expand

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Dubeau

Aug 22, 2021

Reminiscence has certainly a lot of ideas but lack focus. The story just setup too much stuff and maybe worst of all, try to tie them all together through a memory machine. Those ideas aren't bad at all, it's just that you can do a movie for each of them instead of cooking all thoseReminiscence has certainly a lot of ideas but lack focus. The story just setup too much stuff and maybe worst of all, try to tie them all together through a memory machine. Those ideas aren't bad at all, it's just that you can do a movie for each of them instead of cooking all those ingredients together. The actors are pretty good in the movie. The FX are impressive. The action is minimal. The best action is surely the hand fight in the end. The singing is great but the soundtrack isn't always with the scenes. I found the rhythm to be a bit slow. I give it 53%. I think Lisa Joy can definitively do better, but you see that she didn't exactly do a nice transition between Tv to movie.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 25, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From the masterminds behind HBO's Westworld comes this sad return to the action genre for Hugh Jackman.

The mix that it was presenting, sounded pretty good and looked pretty good, but the mystery conjured up in this tale is actually really poor and mostly unattractive.

I'll be honest, halfway through, I really stopped caring what the hell happened to Rebecca Ferguson's character, and it turned out even worse when it revealed how terribly simplistic her fate was.

Reminiscence has all the structure and semblance of being a great science fiction blockbuster, even with its relatively modest budget, and if you only look at the facade.
However in a cruel joke with its title, it's reminiscent of many other films, and ultimately the puzzle it asks us to put together is just very simplistic.
And the intrigue delivered isn't enough to want to go all the way until the end.

But hey, we got to see Hugh Jackman for the second time acting completely infatuated by seeing Rebecca Ferguson singing.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Blowjarn

Aug 21, 2021

Hugh Jackman is one of the best actors there is. This movie is reminiscent of one that he shouldn't have made.

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

omnibrother

Sep 24, 2021

disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting disgusting

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