‘Memory’ Film Review: Liam Neeson Has a New Worst Movie
thewrap.comthreequel than an actual movie.And while the director has certainly pulled off some impressive action feats in the past, the staging here is often ludicrous.
In one shootout scene, Alex blasts away at a chandelier, plunging the room into darkness. He escapes into a lit stairwell, leaving the door open behind him, so now there’s a light source.
Nonetheless, the policemen look around in the dark for him, and it’s not until the lights come back on that someone notices the open door and realizes, “He’s headed for the roof.”Neeson no doubt embraced the opportunity to play a more vulnerable version of his usual badass, and he doesn’t overdo the symptoms as Alex fends off the memory issues that plague him.
Pearce wrestles simultaneously with both an accent and a mustache, but at least he makes an effort to lift Vincent out of being pure cliché.
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