Without giving too much away, the story somewhat mirrors Vertigo, but within a film noir format.
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Parts of this movie were quite beautiful in design as well as narrative. Honestly, I was bracing for boredom and found myself somewhat riveted once the story got going after the first 10 minutes or so. A great deal of thought, talent, and craftsmanship went into making this film, and it shows. It is not a prefect effort, and perhaps it could have been better. The reviews are so overwhelmingly negative that I almost feel a moral obligation to come to the defense of this movie. If your enjoy mystery, crime, sci-fi, and romance, give this one a chance. It's a 7.5 rounded up to an 8/10 from me.
Along the way, it was a 5 or 6/10 in my mind, but that last 20 mins with some surprising twists and revelations - and that perfect ending, added more stars. They carried the film right to the end, of which up until the last 20 mins was dragging. Had such amazing leads and their performances - Jackman, Ferguson and Newton not been cast, I don't think I would've rated this higher than a 5/10. The story felt very long and slowly paced. There were many plot and technical issues - most lazy, but bringing her futuristic sci-fi vision to the big screen, was effortless. Her directing was excellent, and the conceptual story genius, but her screenplay needed fine tuning. Making her first feature film debut as writer, producer and director, Lisa Joy had a great concept, but the execution needed a little more work. It's trying to be Nolanesque without the self-confidence. The first thing I would work on is the title. She has something there but it needs work. Writer/director Lisa Joy seems to be trying to branch out on her own after her work on Westworld. It strives for something interesting but fails to grasp it. The narrative becomes a labyrinthian mess. It forces a lot of the action into flashbacks. I like the idea of this concept but the concept actually imbeds a devious story landmine. There is a lot to like in this near-future sci-fi noir. He starts investigating on his own and dives into a rabbit hole of mysteries. The police hires him to get into a comatose suspect's memories where he discovers Mae working as a nightclub waitress.
She goes missing and Nick becomes haunted reliving his memories with her over and over again. Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) walks in asking for help to find her keys and begins a relationship with Nick. Both are veterans of a devastating recent war. He and his assistant Emily 'Watts' Sanders (Thandiwe Newton) operate a machine for people to relive their best memories. In the near-future, Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) lives in a flooded Miami due to climate change.
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