Reminiscence

I don't know if we all watched the exact movie I did, but I have ADHD-PI and I enjoyed every little beautiful moment of it. The voice and acting of Hugh Jackman, another side of him that is. The cinematography, combination of future and present.

And that obsessive voice. This was a movie centered around cinematography and Hugh Jackman for sure, but it was done remarkably well.

I went there expecting nothing just to be bored, but happy boy be with by boyfriend and BFF, but found myself attracted to it more than I could've ever expected and more than I was ever attracted by one of the kickass Avengers series (there, said it). If you don't find clichés over there, let met know where you see them.

I do not understand why this movie is being so universally panned. I loved everything about it, even if it's not the most unique story of all time. I felt like the casting was absolutely perfect. Rebecca Ferguson took my breath away almost every single second she was on screen. Hugh Jackman effectively portrayed an intelligent technologist and expert who betrays his own instincts about the capabilities and consequences of the technology. The music was awesome, especially Rebecca's singing and the way that it is eventually woven into the plot. The noir-like overlay of the narration was awesome. The environment was unique, intriguing, and believable. The slow-rolling unravelling of the mystery seemed to be perfectly paced for me. I was so busy taking in all of the details of each scene that it never really felt slow to me in the way that others are criticizing it for.

I loved this movie.

I'd like to see a movie with Rebecca Ferguson playing Rachel Griffiths' younger sister or possibly her daughter.

Clearly destined to be an underrated, under appreciated masterpiece by Lisa Joy, who clearly understands film noir better than most directors working today.

Rebecca Ferguson is gorgeous in this movie. The chemistry between her and Hugh Jackman makes the story work. It is a science fiction romance. I found it to be a bit slow in certain parts. However, overall, it is a very enjoyable movie.

I really enjoyed this. Well done Lisa Joy. The movie solidly surprised me twice. Minor, but poignant. In the terrible dearth of movies lately, this was a gem.

I wish I wouldn't have avoided this after seeing the tepid reviews when it was released. This ended up being a very enjoyable noir film, made even better by layering in a dystopian sci-fi setting. The mystery, complete with murder, a love story, crooked cops, and a hard-boiled "hero" who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty, uses the sci-fi concepts of this near future to spice up the tried and true template. Jackman was great. Ferguson was great. They knew when to chew up the scenery. This just worked for me, and I'm glad I finally gave it a watch.

Not sure why people bash this Movie.
Maybe they don’t understand the genre.

The performance from the lead characters was on point. Cliff Curtis really shined.
The short action sequence felt impactful and the choreography was on par with AAA action movies.
Overall the the visuals are impressive. The setting inspired.
The dialogue is smart and I often thought to myself „hey this has to be based off a book“.

Climate change Max Payne; Reminiscence has all the trappings of a modern neo-noir mystery with a Blade Runner aesthetic and a cakey, corny romance to boot. Many seem to struggle with the slow, somewhat bloated introduction, but after the stage is set and the breadcrumbs start getting laid down, this becomes a decent mystery thriller with a well told story and a satisfying conclusion. Just be sure you can stomach the corny dialogue between Jackman and Ferguson; it's thick and extensive, singlehandedly bringing this down from an 8 to a 7 for me, but that might be because I don't enjoy that trope of noir movies at the best of times. I really did love the aesthetic and world building though, the cities flooded with Venice-style transport between districts, the literal divide now present between the classes, the neon signs and lights. Lovely stuff, just not enough to wash away all the cheese.

So close. While watching the film and getting into the chase aspect of the story, it felt so close. Every impact fell just a little short, every moment of anger or of sadness didn't feel as angry or sad as it needed to. Honestly, it felt like a story a grandparent would tell their grandchildren - it's interesting but it doesn't mean anything to the audience, it only means something for the storyteller - because it's their memory. This whole story is very important to Nick, but to us it isn't impactful enough. I liked watching the movie, every scene felt well thought out and I didn't really foresee the ending - so that's good. The film in it's camerawork, the acting, and pacing, and all that technical detail to put the story together was done well. Especially how small details and hints from throughout the movie all made it to the end and made for a connected and reasonable ending with the mystery narrative. As for the Nick's story, I guess it meant to be bittersweet, and I'm okay with that. They feel bad but life doesn't always have a sweet ending for us. Additionally with Nick, I think that his character had good development. We got to see small parts of his character come out as the story moved forward (like his ability to discern when not to shoot a gun to disable a criminal & his anger becoming the better of him due to betrayal/love) and he did change from the beginning to the end. The only thing that bothered me about him is that it is touted that he is an established army vet - yet he can't fight? He gets taken down so quick it was a little unbelievable. Even Hugh Jackman would've done better in these fights than the character he is playing. So, the main concern I had with this, and is why so many people were bored with the film, is that it didn't hit hard enough when it needed to. Honestly, if this was cut and extended as a 6 piece series, I think it could've done better. What bothers me is that 1, Lisa Joy is a pretty good writer and she did great in Westworld so it's not that she can't write a good story; I think she can but wrote one that wasn't meant for a movie format and 2, it doesn't have the entertainment value it should've because I think it was written for an audience that "isn't smart" - which is an error because the audience is usually smart enough to connect the dots. A lot of the story was very careful but I think with more risk, there would be more reward in that the audience would craft the story in their mind more and in via the memory machine. I really think this was a good story that needed to be delivered better - but (and this is not an excuse) this is Lisa Joy's first venture as a solo director/writer and it wasn't bad. Definitely can get better from here. I would recommend this movie to fans of sci-fi, cyberpunk, dystopia genres and to ones who are perceptive of cinematic details as they would probably enjoy the efforts made for this film over the entertainment it has difficulty bringing to the table. Honestly, could use a little less world building a more story building.