“What other ending could there be?”

From Reminiscence.

When the world flooded, war broke out between the nations of the world. One invention that grew from the war was reminiscence tanks, which allowed people to relive their memories. Using his experience as a military interrogator, Nick (Hugh Jackman) opened a small, successful reminiscence business with his veteran friend Watts (Thandie Newton). While Watts uses alcohol to forget, Nick uses his work accessing other’s memories to calm himself in a drowning world where heartless land barons, like Sylvan (Brett Cullen), own most of the flooded cities, saving the protected dry land for their wealthy families (including Marina de Tavira and Mojean Aria). While some customers, like Elsa (Angela Sarafyan), use reminiscence to revisit lost love, Nick must carefully control their use of specific memories to avoid the greatest danger of reminiscence: becoming trapped in the memory loop. Late one evening, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) comes to Nick to find her lost keys, and he’s instantly captivated by both her mysterious attitude and memories. When Mae forgets her earrings next to the tank, Nick returns them to her and he grows even more drawn in by her because she’s so unlike anyone else. The two soon fall in love and Nick is overwhelmed by how perfect they are for each other, but when Mae disappears a few months later, Nick is left trying to figure out what happened to her. While Nick desperately searches his memories for Mae, Watts get them a job with the DA (Natalie Martinez), interrogating a low-level dealer (Sam Medina) and Nick is shocked to learn that Mae was an addict connected to another major dealer (Daniel Wu) several years ago. Watts thinks Mae just used Nick, while he’s sure a dirty cop (Cliff Curtis) is to blame, but the farther Nick chases Mae through his memories, the more he questions how well he really knew the woman he’s in love with.

This is a visually stunning film with impressive world-building and an interesting—though initially complex—story. Jackman leads the talented cast through a futuristic noir focused on the struggles of the past. Not something that’ll be attractive to everyone, Reminiscence does offer an interesting sci-fi drama that will connect with fans of unusual thrillers.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 116 minutes |Genre: drama/sci-fi/thriller|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 2 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 1 of 10|Gore: 3 of 10

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