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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNeeson never phones in his performances, but he’s particularly invested this time around, playing a guy who can be a pure killing machine one moment, and as lost as a child the next. Pearce and Bellucci headline the terrific supporting cast, and the 78-year-old Campbell proves he can still direct the hell out of a slick and engrossing thriller.
- 60IGNRyan LestonIGNRyan LestonMemory is a well-made if uninspired action flick that forges an interesting new take on the genre… then forgets all about it.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMemory is a good-enough movie that could have been a lot better. Neeson is to thank for most of the good. Turns out he, like his characters, does have a particular set of skills. They involve acting.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s still a half-decent movie, closer to Neeson’s late-career “Taken” peak than his most recent films. But if he’s letting the audience see the writing on the wall, it might be time for him to stop and read it, too.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIn the end, “Memory” isn’t terribly convincing, but it’s at least trying for something more serious than most.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNeeson also does a good job tracing his character’s cognitive deterioration over the course of the movie. As such, Memory is like a hybrid, mixing serious sections with Neeson’s usual action stuff. Call it a little bit of this and a little bit of that, or not enough of this and not enough of that.
- 50The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonThe A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonIt’d be nice to think that the forgettable nature of Memory was a deliberate irony. Then we could grant it bonus points for cleverness, rather than an average grade for just being bland.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMatching the screenplay’s lack of nuance, Campbell (Casino Royale, The Protégé) orchestrates the proceedings with a flat efficacy, stringing together familiar action beats and churning up little that rings true.
- 25ObserverOliver JonesObserverOliver JonesIt is an absurd premise, one made even more so by its execution, which at the hands of veteran Hollywood thriller director Martin Campbell (the one-time director of Bond films who has been in movie jail since 2011’s Green Lantern) is often lackluster and, on occasion, shockingly inept.
- 0TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeMemory often feels more like a direct-to-video threequel than an actual movie.