BY CHRISTOPHER STAMM
GUEST MOVIE REVIEWER
Reminiscence (Showing in theatres)
Rated PG-13 – For language, violence, and adult themes.
Robert Tew once said, “The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.” It’s a warning that many of us ignore far too often and for far too long, and Reminiscence takes that theme and runs with it.
Reminiscence tackles the idea of living in the past with intensity – part Romance, part Sci-Fi tale, part throwback to the great mystery stories from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Reminiscence is, at its core, a cautionary tale about obsession with the past.
Hugh Jackman (X-Men) is outstanding as the film’s protagonist. and joining him, as his ever-faithful partner and war buddy, is the always-good Thandiwe Newton (Westworld).
In the film, the two run a business in the now partially-submerged ruins of Miami, a business that helps people relive the past. One day, a new client arrives in the form of Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), and everything changes.
Well filmed, and staging some truly stunning sequences of camera work, Reminiscence is a good film and worth watching, It is not a film that you will watch multiple times, but that is not an indictment of the film itself. It’s just the fact that once you know the answers to the mystery, you no longer have any skin in the game. But … it is good enough to seek out to view at least once. The story is familiar, because it’s been done a thousand times, but the filmmakers actually did update the base premise, and it works.
Reminiscence gets three full stars out of five, for its performances and for its creativity in putting a new spin on the old mystery genre.
Upcoming film watch: 57 days to the release of Dune.