Starring
Peter Dinklage, Julia Ormond, Anton Yelchin, Henry Ian Cusick, Matt
Ellis, Martin Donovan, Evelyne Brochu. Directed by Mark Palansky.
(2017, 112 min).
Peter
Dinklage doesn't often get the chance to carry an entire movie on his
shoulders. In fact, the last time he was top-billed was 2002's The
Station Agent. One thing is certain...writer/director Mark
Palansky is lucky to have him because Dinklage is by far the main
reason to check out Rememory.
The
film is a sci-fi/mystery about a box that is able to record and play
back people's memories for the purpose of helping them with various
psychological problems. When the inventor, Gordon Dunn (Martin
Donovan), dies, model maker Sam Bloom (Dinklage) suspects foul play.
He steals the box (with remarkable ease) from Dunn's widow, Carolyn
(Julia Ormand), and uses it the narrow down the suspects. It could be
any number of former test subjects, all of whom suffered
hallucinogenic side effects from the rememory machine.
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| Peter doesn't like people touching his stuff. |
As
someone who also has personal reasons for taking the machine -
Bloom's trying to come-to-terms with his brother's untimely death -
Dinklage treads a fine line between self-absorbed and empathetic,
brilliantly conveying his character's uncertainty & regret over
his more unscrupulous actions - especially when deceiving Carolyn.
Unfortunately, the story itself seldom rises above the mundane.
Despite an overall sense of urgency, when one
thinks about the machine's purpose, there isn't really a hell of a
lot at stake. It all comes to a disappointing resolution that's
intended to be haunting, but ultimately doesn't resonate much.
Dinklage,
however, comes damn close to saving the entire film, providing nearly all of its emotional heft. Turning in yet-another great
performance in a rare leading role, he doesn't disappoint, even if the rest of Rememory
does.
EXTRA
KIBBLES
FEATURETTE:
"The Memories We Keep"
AUDIO
COMMENTARY by writer/director Mark Palansky & Peter Dinklage
DIGITAL
COPY
KITTY CONSENSUS:
NOT BAD...DINKLAGE MAKES IT WORTH ENDURING
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