MysteryScience Fiction

Reminiscence

- Don't look back.

Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman named Mae. What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client's memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for.

Release Date : 2021-08-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmNation EntertainmentMichael De Luca ProductionsKilter FilmsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister

Original Name : Hugh Jackman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mae

Original Name : Rebecca Ferguson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Emily 'Watts' Sanders

Original Name : Thandiwe Newton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cyrus Booth

Original Name : Cliff Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tamara Sylvan

Original Name : Marina de Tavira

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saint Joe

Original Name : 吳彥祖

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sebastian Sylvan

Original Name : Mojean Aria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Sylvan

Original Name : Brett Cullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Avery Castillo

Original Name : Natalie Martinez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elsa Carine

Original Name : Angela Sarafyan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hank

Original Name : Javier Molina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Falks

Original Name : Sam Medina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris

Original Name : Norio Nishimura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freddie

Original Name : Roxton Garcia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy

Original Name : Giovannie Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Burly Bouncer

Original Name : Woon Young Park

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wesley Humphrey

Original Name : Han Soto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Rey Hernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Titch

Original Name : Gabrielle Echols

Gender : Female

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Andrew Masset

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zoe

Original Name : Nico Parker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frances

Original Name : Barbara Bonilla

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Jules Hartley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lorenzo

Original Name : Jorge Longoria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sunburnt Man

Original Name : Ivan Mbakop

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvan Guard

Original Name : Jeff Brockton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvan Guard

Original Name : Michael Papajohn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protestor

Original Name : Claire Lanay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protestor

Original Name : Aria Castillo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Protestor

Original Name : Roger Magee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man on Porch

Original Name : René Mena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man on Porch

Original Name : Enrique Abada

Gender : Male

Character Name : New Mom

Original Name : Laci Broussard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coconut Club Pianist

Original Name : Shawn Carter Peterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armin

Original Name : Thomas Francis Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Massive Prisoner

Original Name : Jean Claude Leuyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angela

Original Name : Teri Wyble

Gender : Female

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Autumn Dial

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coconut Club Bouncer

Original Name : Renes Rivera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moe

Original Name : Myles Humphus

Gender : Male

Reviews

FWMAM

@FWMAM

2021-10-25

An interesting combination of science fiction and film noir. Not a perfect film - it drags in spots - but it is enjoyable if you're a sci-fi or noir fan. The performances were solid. Rebecca Ferguson pulls off a very good femme fatale but the whole cast deserves a slow clap. Lisa Joy, director/writer, shows that she certainly has talent even though the movie is not a home run. Call it a solid double. She's definitely worth keeping an eye out for. Don't go in expecting a perfect movie and you will enjoy what it does have to offer as there are some very good scenes, some less so. Overall it's a 3.5 to 4.0 star effort depending on your taste.

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-11-06

Kind of a hollow grounded sci-fi film noir mystery yarn that features decent performances from Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton but the story wasn't terribly compelling and never quite believed the relationship between Jackman and Ferguson. Kind of ran out of steam early on and spent the remainder of the time not exactly interested in the mystery elements. I don't know, wanted to like it but highly doubtful I'd ever want to revisit. **2.75/5**

itsogs

@itsogs

2021-11-06

Less than I would have expected from the cast but I don't see it as a failure on their part. I guess I expected something more, although I am not sure what. This is slow entertainment with a few interesting segments but not enough to keep you awake if your only goal was to watch the movie. For me it was the story that failed because it was unbelievable, although I am sure there is an audience that would eat this up.⭐⭐⭐

tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-04

Reminiscence is a movie where people buy the cow even though the milk is free. In an indeterminate future where Miami has become a Venice of the New World, Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) runs a business that uses technology to access the memories of people who want to relive their past. These people, mind you, do not suffer from amnesia; they're just too lazy and/or stupid to use their own brains — not even to remember something as pedestrian as playing with a dog (here’s an idea: buy another dog). We see the memories of Nick's clients as if they were home movies, which is very convenient but makes zero sense, considering that people don't remember things from a third person perspective; for example, if I wanted to remember watching Reminiscence (fat chance), I wouldn't see myself watching the film. Writer/director Lisa Joy tries, and fails miserably, to explain why we don't see her characters' memories from their own point of view with a "demonstration" by Nick that proves absolutely nothing except that you can throw as much shit at the wall as you like, but that doesn’t mean it will stick. This is a less than auspicious debut for Joy, who settles for projecting the usual fixations of her husband and his brother, Jonathan and Christopher Nolan. At least in Memento, as the name implies, the hero relied on reminders rather than memories per se, which are subjective and unreliable; in contrast, the memories in Reminiscence are as pristine as the dreams in Inception. Ever hear of photographic memory? This is more like photogenic memory.