Rememory (2017)

Gordon invents the Rememory machine that allows him to see memories as they actually were. He dies in his office. Is it murder? Sam investigates by using the machine "borrowed" from Gordon's wife. He looks at memories of others involved.

Director:

Mark Palansky

Writers:

Mike Vukadinovich (as Michael Vukadinovich), Mark Palansky

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Matt Ellis, Jordana Largy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Sam Bloom
Matt Ellis	...	Dash Bloom
Jordana Largy	...	Freddie
Martin Donovan	...	Gordon Dunn
Evelyne Brochu	...	Wendy
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Lawton
Anton Yelchin	...	Todd
Julia Ormond	...	Carolyn Dunn
Gracyn Shinyei	...	Jane Dunn
Colin Lawrence	...	Det. Mike Buckland
Chad Krowchuk	...	Neil Frankel
Kate Bateman	...	Todd's Mother
Courtney Richter	...	Cindy / Charles Wife
Stefania Indelicato	...	Charles' Mother
Andrew Herr	...	Wendy's Male Lover

Storyline

Gordon Dunn, a famed scientific pioneer, is mysteriously found dead just after the unveiling of his newest work, a groundbreaking device able to extract, record and play a person's unfiltered memories. After his death, Gordon's reclusive wife, Carolyn, delves deeper into her own private world when a mysterious man shows up claiming to be from Gordon's past. With questionable motives he takes the machine and uses it to try and solve the mystery, beginning an investigation of memories that lead him down a path of guilt, grief, and betrayal to an unexpected answer.

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Plot Keywords:

singing along with a radio | car crash | architectural model | pelican | extracted memory | 

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Taglines:

We are nothing more than the memories we keep.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for bloody accident images, some violence, thematic material and brief strong language

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Máquina de Lembranças

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Point Entertainment, Scythia Films, Strophic Productions Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The gorgeous modern house used as the home of the Dunns was discovered via the girlfriend of a crew member. Built on the outskirts of the town where they shot, it had been used for commercial purposes (a sizable expense) previously. The director feared they wouldn't be able to afford it; however, fortunately for him, the owner was a Game of Thrones fan and decided to let them use it as long as he and his family got to meet Peter Dinklage.

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Quotes

Carolyn Dunn: And I am what is left. I guess, in part, we're all remains of unfulfilled dreams.

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Soundtracks

Heavenfaced
by The National

User Reviews

Too simplistic and plodding to be worth paying to see

This is more of a murder mystery with a bit of scifi thrown into the bargain and it never seems to know what it is or how the story should proceed or unfold.

Don't get me wrong all the acting was superb and i didn't figure out the crash significance but i did figure out how the murder/death happened within 10 mins of the scene unfolding - I guess when you have watched films like "Forbidden Planet" and other movie scenes where humans try to over-reach their capability you would also have surmised what happened to the inventor chap! Yip its all been done before and in a much more interesting way - the actual box itself looks really cheap and the special effects are woeful - there is even a scene where the plastic visor screen opens up and instead of gliding like it would if it had a proper electronic motor it moves like it is stuck - i actually started to laugh at that point it was really very poor effects!

The movie itself was plodding and nothing groundbreaking as some reviewers are suggesting - its very sad how there are so many shills on IMDb trying to sway the votes and getting people to view movies that really aren't what they are expecting.

I guess we are all still waiting for another Matrix, Saw or Oblivion movie with a great idea but this isn't it sadly.