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Movie ID: 752
RT slug: memory_2022
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/memory_2022
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 114 mins
Wide release date: 2022-04-29
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 29%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: Martin Campbell
Writers: Dario Scardapane
Producers: Arthur Sarkissian, Cathy Schulman, Michael Heimler, Moshe Diamant
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-14 19:57:21
Updated: 2026-06-14 19:57:21
An expert assassin becomes a target after refusing a job that violates his code, while federal agents close in and his memory begins to fail.
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Canonical reviews: 99
Canonical fresh: 29
Canonical rotten: 70
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 29%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-14 19:50:37
Snapshot Tomatometer: 29%
Snapshot review count: 99
Snapshot fresh count: 29
Snapshot rotten count: 70
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1302 (full_snapshot)
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| Briarcliff Entertainment | distributor |
| Open Road Films | distributor |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Liam Neeson | Alex Lewis |
| 2 | Guy Pearce | Vincent Serra |
| 3 | Monica Bellucci | Davana Sealman |
| 4 | Taj Atwal | Linda Amistead |
| 5 | Ray Fearon | Gerald Nussbaum |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171137 | Maxance Vincent | InSession Film | Rotten | D | 2024-03-06T00:07:22Z | 2024-03-06 00:07:22 | I do applaud Memory for accomplishing the impossible, which is to make you forget about virtually every aspect of the film by the time the lights go back up in the cinema. |
| 171138 | Katherine Monk | Ex-Press.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-12-05T07:05:14Z | 2022-12-05 07:05:14 | Memory seethes with evil deeds and evil-doers motivated by nothing more than greed and a lust for power. And for once, Neeson’s character isn’t a blinding ray of light purifying everything around him through sheer will power and clenched fists. |
| 171139 | Jim Schembri | jimschembri.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-10-30T08:49:27Z | 2022-10-30 08:49:27 | An above-average Liam Neeson action piece...Aimed squarely at an adult audience that doesn't mind lots of plot talk, veteran director Martin Campbell gives th proceedings an usually jagged edge that lifts it above more formula-minded genre pieces. |
| 171140 | Stephen Romei | The Australian | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-10-18T16:53:47Z | 2022-10-18 16:53:47 | Personally I think what Liam Neeson should do is order a hit on the role of hit man and have a go at doing something different. |
| 171141 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Rotten | — | 2022-10-07T01:05:08Z | 2022-10-07 01:05:08 | [Memory] offers only predictable plotting and fitful thrills. |
| 171142 | Brad Newsome | Sydney Morning Herald | Rotten | — | 2022-10-06T20:38:03Z | 2022-10-06 20:38:03 | Casino Royale director Martin Campbell makes great use of his locations, but the film is unlikely to linger long in your own memory. |
| 171143 | Pete Vonder Haar | Houston Press | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-09-16T17:38:31Z | 2022-09-16 17:38:31 | Props to Campbell and Neeson for trying to spice up the usual murderous melange, but <i>Memory</i> ends up just as forgettable as all those other flicks. |
| 171144 | Peter Canavese | Groucho Reviews | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-08-23T16:51:32Z | 2022-08-23 16:51:32 | You can pretty much forget about it. |
| 171145 | Randy Meeks | Espinof | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-07-25T15:39:05Z | 2022-07-25 15:39:05 | ... An empty, repetitive, and ultimately, forgettable. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 171146 | Matthew Passantino | Big Picture Big Sound | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-06-14T18:36:26Z | 2022-06-14 18:36:26 | When it comes to his thriller outings, autopilot is the only speed he [Neeson] has. |
| 171147 | Sean P. Means | The Movie Cricket | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-05-29T19:21:17Z | 2022-05-29 19:21:17 | The unnecessarily convoluted psychological thriller “Memory” proves two things: 1) That Liam Neeson, when he wants to, can really act; and, 2) that Liam Neeson acting doesn’t mesh well with Liam Neeson being an action star. |
| 171148 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-05-22T00:34:29Z | 2022-05-22 00:34:29 | It is a Liam Neeson movie, no more no less - it is a Liam Neeson movie. |
| 171149 | Pablo O. Scholz | Clarín | Fresh | — | 2022-05-20T17:35:48Z | 2022-05-20 17:35:48 | ... Lots of fights, lots of chases, lots of bullets, lots of death. Lots of lots. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 171150 | Hernán Ferreirós | La Nación (Argentina) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-05-19T21:13:14Z | 2022-05-19 21:13:14 | Although this new film is not exceptional, it has a few aces up its sleeve. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 171151 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-05-19T21:09:37Z | 2022-05-19 21:09:37 | Memory is ironically named, because it is yet another Liam Neeson movie that you will completely forget about as soon as you reach the parking lot. |
| 171152 | Susan Granger | SSG Syndicate | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-05-13T17:12:18Z | 2022-05-13 17:12:18 | Set to turn 70 in June, Liam Neeson is still on his game in this forgettable action thriller in which he plays a professional assassin suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's/dementia. |
| 171153 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | — | 2022-05-10T17:25:11Z | 2022-05-10 17:25:11 | By no means is this thriller destined to become a classic, but it’s a satisfying indulgence. |
| 171154 | Christy Lemire | FilmWeek (LAist) | Rotten | — | 2022-05-10T00:01:23Z | 2022-05-10 00:01:23 | I wish I could forget it! |
| 171155 | Candice McMillan | Seattle Refined | Rotten | — | 2022-05-09T04:56:51Z | 2022-05-09 04:56:51 | [Neeson's] charm is dulled by Lewis' failing mind and a script that neglects backstory and character development, all of which leave us feeling detached from his performance ... If given the choice to strike Memory from our own memory, we gladly would. |
| 171156 | Jorge Ignacio Castillo | The Canadian Crew | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-05-06T21:17:43Z | 2022-05-06 21:17:43 | While the ending is gimmicky, it requires from Neeson more of an effort compared to his output of late. Yet his reluctancy to stretch his acting skills beyond these formulaic action romps remains baffling. Maybe it’s time to stop humoring him. |
| 171157 | Alison Gillmor | Winnipeg Free Press | Rotten | 1/5 | 2022-05-05T18:47:32Z | 2022-05-05 18:47:32 | Is this a positive, progressive expression of anti-ageism, or is it just Hollywood's same-old, same-old — a doubled-down assertion that old white guys are still relevant, powerful and able to bed beautiful young women? Mostly it's the latter. |
| 171158 | Michael Frank | The Spool | Rotten | — | 2022-05-05T17:02:03Z | 2022-05-05 17:02:03 | Without any depth to these characters, Memory has little to offer audiences that they haven’t seen before. |
| 171159 | Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-05-05T16:27:14Z | 2022-05-05 16:27:14 | You’re never wasting your time with Liam Neeson (nor with Guy Pearce, who starred in the granddaddy of memory-based thrillers, "Memento"). Strong performances and classy production go a long way to keeping "Memory" from being forgettable. |
| 171160 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-05-05T12:54:54Z | 2022-05-05 12:54:54 | The story of a man trying to undo the bad he has done in his life as his memory fades could be a compelling one, but unfortunately, in the end, Memory is a forgettable action flick. |
| 171161 | Andrea Chase | Killer Movie Reviews | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-05-05T06:28:55Z | 2022-05-05 06:28:55 | None of it works in this disjointed effort that confuses being high-minded with being inert, leaving Neeson’s anti-hero on a noble quest drawn with blurry lines and ragged tropes. |
| 171162 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-05-04T22:53:09Z | 2022-05-04 22:53:09 | ...a forgettable and completely disposable piece of work that could and should have been so much better. |
| 171163 | Craig D. Lindsey | Crooked Marquee | Fresh | D | 2022-05-04T19:55:08Z | 2022-05-04 19:55:08 | At nearly two hours, Memory gives you a lot to wade through. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean most of it is, well, memorable. The action is stale. The plot is needlessly convoluted. |
| 171164 | Steve Erickson | Nashville Scene | Rotten | — | 2022-05-04T17:23:10Z | 2022-05-04 17:23:10 | Memory espouses a black-and-white morality wherein violence is justified as long as it’s aimed at the right people. |
| 171165 | Tara McNamara | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-05-03T20:55:18Z | 2022-05-03 20:55:18 | While Neeson is playing yet another character who has "a certain set of skills," he does bring nuance to the role of Alex Lewis, an aging assassin who's dealing with cognitive decline. |
| 171166 | Alci Rengifo | Entertainment Voice | Rotten | — | 2022-05-03T10:06:46Z | 2022-05-03 10:06:46 | “Memory” has the most ironic title in the Neeson canon because it feels like a recollection of every cliché the great actor has solidified in his career as a gun-wielding tough guy. |
| 171167 | Pat Padua | Spectrum Culture | Rotten | 50/100 | 2022-05-02T19:01:50Z | 2022-05-02 19:01:50 | Neesons anti-heroic persona, especially at this late stage, comes off more vulnerable and mortal than the typical B-movie he-man. Unfortunately, try as he might, Neeson cant pay us back for a disappointing final act. |
| 171168 | Nicholas Bell | IONCINEMA.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-05-02T18:12:02Z | 2022-05-02 18:12:02 | Fans of the Neeson formula might appreciate the downright impertinence of his cookie cutter output, but ultimately this is a film which, amusingly, won’t likely be retained in the mental capacity referenced in the title. |
| 171169 | Christopher Cross | Tilt Magazine | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2022-05-02T15:13:45Z | 2022-05-02 15:13:45 | It is rather fitting that Memory is undoubtedly a film that will be quickly forgotten soon after being watched. |
| 171170 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-01T16:48:48Z | 2022-05-01 16:48:48 | Liam Neeson and 007 director Martin Campbell manage to elevate the action film past mediocrity by taking occasional respites from the violence to let the talented cast act. |
| 171171 | Daniel M. Kimmel | North Shore Movies | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-04-30T14:50:45Z | 2022-04-30 14:50:45 | Instead of playing the man out for vengeance as hes done in too many movies of late, Neeson gets to portray a forceful man coming to terms with his ebbing power. |
| 171172 | Chris Sawin | Reel Rundown | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2022-04-30T03:33:19Z | 2022-04-30 03:33:19 | Memory is a monotonous bore. Not even Liam Neeson lighting himself on fire to cauterize a bullet wound can save what is otherwise a forgetful and fatigued memoir of a hoary hit man. |
| 171173 | Kevin Carr | Fat Guys at the Movies | Fresh | 2/4 | 2022-04-29T23:50:44Z | 2022-04-29 23:50:44 | There's ups and downs... Liam Neeson is fine in it, and they make some interesting choices... But it is imperfect. |
| 171174 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T22:20:43Z | 2022-04-29 22:20:43 | This slick but derivative potboiler would be just another formulaic cat-and-mouse procedural if not for an unfortunate Alzheimers subplot that shifts it from the mundane to the ridiculous. |
| 171175 | Jonathan W. Hickman | The Newnan Times-Herald | Rotten | 3/10 | 2022-04-29T21:20:53Z | 2022-04-29 21:20:53 | As you would expect, the rangy two-fisted Neeson punches people (in the face!) in this movie, but those blows have fading effectiveness. |
| 171176 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T21:18:05Z | 2022-04-29 21:18:05 | Liam Neeson and the filmmakers of Memory sink to new lows of action movie schlock with the tacky gimmick of making Neeson's character a forgetful assassin with Alzheimer's disease. It seems like Neeson has forgotten how to make good action films. |
| 171177 | Joshua Rivera | Polygon | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T21:16:44Z | 2022-04-29 21:16:44 | Neeson reads as if he’s operating in the same mode of desperate competence he originally perfected in Taken. Yet in Memory, the thrill is gone -- his intensity is no longer surprising. |
| 171178 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-29T20:51:49Z | 2022-04-29 20:51:49 | Memory is a never-ending list of missed-opportunities, with only a few highlights in some of the performances. The good news is, my memory won't retain anything about this movie by the end of the week. |
| 171179 | Rahul Desai | Firstpost | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-29T20:33:17Z | 2022-04-29 20:33:17 | It’s not great, but maybe it’s something far more valuable: it’s honest. |
| 171180 | Pallabi Dey Purkayastha | The Times of India | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-29T20:29:15Z | 2022-04-29 20:29:15 | Memory is an adequate reminder of the anti-hero-romanticism track that Liam Neeson has glamourised in Hollywood over the past few decades. In it, though, he allows decay and honesty to take over pseudo-machismo. |
| 171181 | Chris Knight | National Post | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-04-29T20:27:53Z | 2022-04-29 20:27:53 | It’s forgettable. |
| 171182 | Derek Deskins | Edge Media Network | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T19:31:51Z | 2022-04-29 19:31:51 | ...another in a long string of Neeson revenge movies that do little more than make you wish he could just play his age. |
| 171183 | Keith Garlington | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | 83/100 | 2022-04-29T19:09:05Z | 2022-04-29 19:09:05 | Give Campbell some credit. He brings some much-needed drama and grit to a pretty familiar formula. And who knows, maybe there's still a little life left in these Neeson brand movies. |
| 171184 | Tim Appelo | AARP Movies for Grownups | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-29T18:58:47Z | 2022-04-29 18:58:47 | Memory isn’t memorable, but its gimmick is more interesting than Neeson’s typical action fare. |
| 171185 | Peter Sobczynski | RogerEbert.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-29T18:51:28Z | 2022-04-29 18:51:28 | One of our most powerful actors is again wasting his time on the kind of half-baked thriller Charles Bronson used to crank out with depressing regularity during the waning days of his career. |
| 171186 | Leo Brady | AMovieGuy.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-29T18:07:08Z | 2022-04-29 18:07:08 | The harsh reality is that Memory never works. This is one movie that is quite easy to forget. |
| 171187 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Rotten | C+ | 2022-04-29T17:42:39Z | 2022-04-29 17:42:39 | Neeson is a hugely talented actor. But he has been chasing the lightning in the bottle that was "Taken" for too long. |
| 171188 | Dan Mecca | The Film Stage | Rotten | C | 2022-04-29T17:21:23Z | 2022-04-29 17:21:23 | We are quite aware of what twists and tricks will occur early on. Too early, in fact. |
| 171189 | Leah Greenblatt | Entertainment Weekly | Rotten | C- | 2022-04-29T15:14:05Z | 2022-04-29 15:14:05 | The whole thing is so wrapped in leaden dialogue and B-movie cliché that by the last weary, bloodletting hour, you'll envy Alex's ability to forget. |
| 171190 | Scott Tobias | The Reveal | Fresh | 2/5 | 2022-04-29T15:06:55Z | 2022-04-29 15:06:55 | For Neeson, whose recent work has trended toward the "geezer teasers" that ensnared stars like Bruce Willis and John Travolta, the diminished memory device feels like an uncomfortable metaphor for a career on the wane. |
| 171191 | Bilge Ebiri | New York Magazine/Vulture | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T15:03:26Z | 2022-04-29 15:03:26 | In the end, Memory’s greatest asset might be that it knows exactly what it is — a fun combination of sleazoid action and surprising emotion. It’s the best kind of B-movie. |
| 171192 | James Berardinelli | ReelViews | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-29T14:18:20Z | 2022-04-29 14:18:20 | This is Neeson’s best film (at least as a lead) in a while, but may be as much a commentary about the state of the actor’s career as an indication of the film’s entertainment potential. |
| 171193 | Radheyan Simonpillai | NOW Toronto | Rotten | 1/5 | 2022-04-29T14:03:51Z | 2022-04-29 14:03:51 | Who needs memory when this story could be told on autopilot. |
| 171194 | Sonny Bunch | The Bulwark | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-04-29T13:11:43Z | 2022-04-29 13:11:43 | Old-man action makes the logical progression into Alzheimers action. |
| 171195 | Matt Conway | Battle Royale With Cheese | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T11:52:15Z | 2022-04-29 11:52:15 | Not even the assured touch of director Martin Campbell can save Memory's failing faculties. |
| 171196 | Patrick McDonald | WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-29T11:38:53Z | 2022-04-29 11:38:53 | Liam Neeson comes full circle in action, using his performer skills to realize the addled hitman character with a subtlety and fear that is more in-depth that his previous roles. Also, those chasing the killer are in turn being chased. Pulse pounding! |
| 171197 | Lynn Venhaus | Webster-Kirkwood Times | Rotten | C | 2022-04-29T06:02:29Z | 2022-04-29 06:02:29 | It doesnt help that a large percentage of the cast looks like cookie-cutter stock characters that blend in and dont add much to the story, just the body count. |
| 171198 | Jeffrey Lyles | Lyles' Movie Files | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-04-29T04:53:31Z | 2022-04-29 04:53:31 | Memory provides Neeson with a meaty premise that too frequently strays from the mark with needless distractions. |
| 171199 | Jim Judy | Screen It! | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-04-29T03:04:24Z | 2022-04-29 03:04:24 | The biggest issue is that it's instantly forgettable mere days after seeing it. |
| 171200 | Evan Dossey | Midwest Film Journal | Rotten | — | 2022-04-29T01:20:27Z | 2022-04-29 01:20:27 | Given the talent on both sides of the camera, "Memory" is a huge disappointment. |
| 171201 | Russ Simmons | KKFI-FM (Kansas City) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-04-29T00:52:55Z | 2022-04-29 00:52:55 | The premise of "Memory" is intriguing, but the execution is lumbering in this ugly, excessively violent, and off-putting action flick. |
| 171202 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2022-04-28T21:02:13Z | 2022-04-28 21:02:13 | Liam Neeson shreds repugnant human traffickers in a convoluted film with a sadly newsworthy narrative. Memory works as an actioner with a spotlight on Mexican femicide. |
| 171203 | Jeff Mitchell | Art House Film Wire | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-04-28T20:51:56Z | 2022-04-28 20:51:56 | 'Memory' feels like every tired police procedural film you have ever seen, but we get some beautiful cityscape shots of El Paso. So, there's that. |
| 171204 | Jake Coyle | Associated Press | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-28T18:42:42Z | 2022-04-28 18:42:42 | The filmmaking, by Martin Campbell, the British director of thrillers both glossy and gritty, lacks the texture and sense of place that could have made Memory something more than a throwaway. |
| 171205 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-28T17:29:55Z | 2022-04-28 17:29:55 | Memory draws you into a complicated story and takes some clever unexpected turns along the way, traits that have been lacking in recent Neeson fare. |
| 171206 | Jim Slotek | Original Cin | Rotten | C | 2022-04-28T16:58:34Z | 2022-04-28 16:58:34 | Director Campbell seems to be directing by hasty template, never stopping to let us get to know anybody least of all Neesons Alex, who for the most part is only there to kill people. Some things never change. |
| 171207 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-28T15:49:37Z | 2022-04-28 15:49:37 | The movie itself doesn't live up to its own potential. |
| 171208 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Rotten | C- | 2022-04-28T14:23:46Z | 2022-04-28 14:23:46 | The material has gone moldy...the only way to enjoy "Memory" even a little is to entirely erase the superior Belgian original from yours. |
| 171209 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Rotten | D- | 2022-04-28T14:07:44Z | 2022-04-28 14:07:44 | Another Liam Neeson clunker thats far from memorable. |
| 171210 | Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle | Rotten | — | 2022-04-28T14:03:29Z | 2022-04-28 14:03:29 | Memory is better than some Neeson action flicks, worse than others, but, predictable as it is to say, you'll have trouble remembering it much longer than its run time. |
| 171211 | Lena Wilson | New York Times | Rotten | — | 2022-04-28T14:02:34Z | 2022-04-28 14:02:34 | Unique premise aside, “Memory” is an absurd slog. Its plot clichés and wooden performances are far more enduring than its narrative. |
| 171212 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2022-04-28T10:27:52Z | 2022-04-28 10:27:52 | Memory is a notch above several of Liam Neeson's recent action outings, but it still leaves you wanting more. |
| 171213 | Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-04-27T23:33:07Z | 2022-04-27 23:33:07 | “Memory” feels more like film noir — deliciously dark, cynical and slightly amoral — than a pulpy piece of rote storytelling. |
| 171214 | Oliver Jones | Observer | Rotten | 1/4 | 2022-04-27T23:30:36Z | 2022-04-27 23:30:36 | Often lackluster and, on occasion, shockingly inept. |
| 171215 | Luke Y. Thompson | AV Club | Rotten | C | 2022-04-27T23:26:23Z | 2022-04-27 23:26:23 | It’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. |
| 171216 | Sheri Linden | The Hollywood Reporter | Rotten | — | 2022-04-27T23:12:38Z | 2022-04-27 23:12:38 | For all its questions of morality, mortality and politics, the film feels empty at its core, not unlike the sleek modern spaces where the story’s ultra-wealthy, ultra-corrupt and ultra-clichéd scheme and cavort joylessly. |
| 171217 | Peter Debruge | Variety | Fresh | — | 2022-04-27T23:11:10Z | 2022-04-27 23:11:10 | In the end, “Memory” isn’t terribly convincing, but it’s at least trying for something more serious than most. |
| 171218 | Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-04-27T23:08:05Z | 2022-04-27 23:08:05 | Whatever “Memory” is, Neeson fans will want to see it. |
| 171219 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-04-27T22:39:07Z | 2022-04-27 22:39:07 | Lots of actors go back to their wheelhouses occasionally. Neeson seems to be living in his. |
| 171220 | David Ehrlich | IndieWire | Rotten | C- | 2022-04-27T22:32:47Z | 2022-04-27 22:32:47 | A perversely generic waste of an intriguing premise. |
| 171221 | Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-27T22:00:29Z | 2022-04-27 22:00:29 | Memory 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. |
| 171222 | Mike Scott | Times-Picayune | Rotten | 1/4 | 2022-04-27T20:41:42Z | 2022-04-27 20:41:42 | If there’s one thing you remember about “Memory,” it’s that you’ll be better served by just forgetting it. |
| 171223 | Nicole Ackman | Next Best Picture | Rotten | 2/10 | 2022-04-27T20:07:58Z | 2022-04-27 20:07:58 | It's almost shocking to see an effort that throws away what could have been a fascinating exploration of aging, morality, and illness, and becomes a dull, underwritten mess in its place. |
| 171224 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Rotten | 4.5/10 | 2022-04-27T19:31:08Z | 2022-04-27 19:31:08 | A misguided mess from beginning to end, dull at times and then just getting more dour as it goes along, with one of the few saving graces being the casting of Pearce. |
| 171225 | Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-27T19:22:25Z | 2022-04-27 19:22:25 | 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. |
| 171226 | Kristian M. Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | Rotten | — | 2022-04-27T19:20:56Z | 2022-04-27 19:20:56 | The main fault I find in this is that it’s too much like Run All Night and Honest Thief and The Marksman and the other thrillers that Neeson has starred in. |
| 171227 | Travis Hopson | Punch Drunk Critics | Fresh | — | 2022-04-27T19:17:42Z | 2022-04-27 19:17:42 | 2.5 Memory isn't a flashy film by any means; it's an efficient, mature thriller that will do the job for those in need of their Neeson fix. |
| 171228 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-04-27T18:40:51Z | 2022-04-27 18:40:51 | Memory is also a bit too scattershot and all over the place with an offputting message. But at least Liam Neeson seems awake in this one |
| 171229 | Fred Topel | United Press International | Rotten | — | 2022-04-27T17:18:32Z | 2022-04-27 17:18:32 | Campbell unfortunately is saddled with a largely action-free bore. |
| 171230 | Ryan Leston | IGN Movies | Fresh | 6/10 | 2022-04-27T17:13:25Z | 2022-04-27 17:13:25 | Memory is an adequately stylish action-thriller that showcases Neeson’s deftness with a silenced pistol or a well-cut fight scene. |
| 171231 | Allen Almachar | The MacGuffin | Rotten | C- | 2022-04-27T16:29:03Z | 2022-04-27 16:29:03 | The cast, the crew, and the audience deserve better than this. |
| 171232 | Mike Reyes | CinemaBlend | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-27T16:21:53Z | 2022-04-27 16:21:53 | It's not a pulse pounding, thrill-a-minute adventure, but Martin Campbell's film uses moments like those to enhance the slower, more methodical story at play. |
| 171233 | Morris Yang | In Review Online | Rotten | — | 2022-04-27T16:03:13Z | 2022-04-27 16:03:13 | Sadly, Memory doesnt extend itself to such a conclusion, its embittered conceit superficially manifesting as one trick (or maybe two) up Campbells sleeve as he devotes all creative energy, instead, to shallow caricature of the deep state. |
| 171234 | Derek Smith | Slant Magazine | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-04-27T16:01:32Z | 2022-04-27 16:01:32 | Martin Campbells film never shakes off its familiarity, and as such seems destined to, well, be lost to public memory. |
| 171235 | Alonso Duralde | TheWrap | Rotten | — | 2022-04-27T15:15:34Z | 2022-04-27 15:15:34 | Campbell crafts a saga that provides unintentional hilarity until it takes a climactic turn into moral reprehensibility, and neither is a good look for a movie that, in April, isnt even the first Action-Neeson movie of 2022. |
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