While Mark Palansky’s “Rememory” may not be a groundbreaking film, but I enjoyed the concept and also Dinklage’s performance. And while the film does have its faults, I did enjoy “Rememory”.
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TITLE: Rememory
DATE OF FILM RELEASE: 2017
DURATION: 112 Minutes
BLU-RAY INFORMATION: 1080p (2:40:1 Aspect Ratio), English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English SDH/Spanish Subtitles
COMPANY: Lionsgate
RATED: PG-13
RELEASE DATE: November 28, 2017
Directed by Mark Palansky
Written by Mike Vukadinovich and Mark Palansky
Produced by Daniel Bekerman, Lee Clay
Co-Producer: Ethan Lazar, Tyler Nelson
Executive Producer: Jim Reeve
Music by Gregory Tripi
Cinematography by Gregory Middleton
Edited by Jane MacRae, Tyler Nelson
Casting by Tineka Becker: Tiffany Mak
Production Design by Hank Mann
Costume Design by Patricia Hargraves
Starring:
Peter Dinklage as Sam Bloom
Matt Ellis as Dash Bloom
Jordana Largy as Freddie
Martin Donovan as Gordon Dunn
Evelyne Brochu as Wendy
Henry Ian Cusick as Lawton
Anton Yelchin as Todd
Julia Ormond as Carolyn Dunn
Gracyn Shineyi as Jane Dunn
The film explores the unexplained death of Gordon Dunn (Martin Donovan), a visionary scientific pioneer whose body is found shortly after the unveiling of his newest work: a device able to extract, record and play a person’s memories. Gordon’s wife, Carolyn (Julia Ormond), retreats into her house and cuts off contact with the outside world when a mysterious man (Peter Dinklage) shows up. After stealing the machine, he uses it to try and solve the mystery, beginning an investigation of memories that lead him to unexpected and dangerous places.
From the director of “Penelope” and “A Series of Unfortunaate Events” comes the film “Rememory”.
The film stars Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”, “X-Men: Days of Future Past”, “The Station Agent”), Matt Ellis (“Final Destination 3”, “Undead Union: The Making Of”), Jordana Largy (“Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”), Martin Donovan (“Ant-Man”, “Insomnia”, “Weeds”), Evelyne Brochu (“Cafe de Flore”, “Tom at the Farm”, “X Company”), Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost”, “Hitman”, “The 100”), Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek”, “Terminator Salvation”, “Fright Night”), Julia Ormon (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Legends of the Fall”, “My Week with Marilyn”) and more.
And now “Rememory” will be released on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate.
The film begins with Sam Bloom (portrayed by Peter Dinklage) at the bar with his brother Dash Bloom (portrayed by Matt Ellis). As the two drive home, singing out loud, their car is smashed into by another car and when Sam Bloom comes to, Dash is bleeding and dying, while Sam screams for help.
Fastforward to the future and the accident still haunts Sam. While he is watching Gordon Dunn (portrayed by Martin Donovan), a scientific pioneer who created new technology that allows for one to extract memories and watch them on an external device.
Later, the doctor is approached by a woman named Wendy (portrayed by Evelyne Brochu) who wants something back from the scientist. We then see Todd (portrayed by Anton Yelchin) who confronts Gordon for ruining his life and bringing up something that should have stayed in the past. Meanwhile, Cortex CEO, Lawton (portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick) listening in on their conversation.
We then see Wendy coming in and access Gordon Dunn’s Cortex device, Sam parked in the parking lot alone watching Todd, and then later Wendy leave Gordon’s office and then we also see Gordon laying on the ground, dead.
The next morning, Sam learns that Gordon Dunn is dead and when he comes to bring flowers to his widow, he manages to steal keys inside the house and manages to use it to break into his home and steal one of the Cortex prototype devices along with recordings of memories from other test users.
And through these memories, what will Sam discover?
VIDEO:
“Rememory” is presented in 1080p High Definition (2:40:1 aspect ratio)
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
“Rememory” is presented with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Subtitles are in English SDH and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Rememory” comes with following special features:
- Audio Commentary – Featuring audio commentary by Mark Palansky and actor Peter Dinklage
- The Memories We Keep – (31:59) A featurette about the concept and making of the film, as well as the evolution of the script and casting for the film. Also, remembering actor Anton Yelchin.
EXTRAS:
The Blu-ray comes with an UltraViolet Digital HD code.
“Rememory” is a film directed and written by filmmaker Mark Palansky and created around actor Peter Dinklage and a film that looks into the extraction of memories.
The film revolves around a man named Sam Bloom (portrayed by Dinklage) who had a tragic past three years and watching scientific pioneer, Gordon Dunn, introduce his Cortex device that allows people to extract memories and watch them on an external device.
But when Gordon Dunn is found dead, we see numerous people along with Samuel who happen to be near the scene of the crime.
When Sam reads that Dunn had died, it leads him to stealing Gordon’s Cortex device in hoping he can find answers of who or what is responsible for his death but most of all, helping him come to terms with his tragic past.
If there was one issue with the film is that Cortex would go through any means of finding the stolen Cortex device and are quite aware that Sam Bloom is possibly involved. While there are those in the company that are aware of Sam, there is buildup to painting the Cortex Corporation as a big, bad corporation and its leader, Lawton (portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick) being the film’s main antagonist. But there was no element of danger as Sam was able to go around and accomplish things quite easily.
There is also not much time to establish the other characters in the film, they are merely subjects of tests conducted by Gordon but we don’t feel much impact with these characters at all. If anything, the film hinges on the shoulders of Sam and Carolyn Dunn (portrayed by Julia Ormond).
I will also add that for the short moments that Anton Yelchin was in the film, you can’t help but feel sad that this young talented actor is no longer with us. He had an emotional performance in the film and “Rememory” was among the last three films that Yelchin would make before dying in a fatal accident in the summer of 2016.
As for the Blu-ray release, picture quality is good, especially on close-ups. Lossless audio is primarily dialogue-driven and the audio commentary and featurette were entertaining. I like the fact that Palansky gave people a chance to send in their own HD memories and they included a few of those selected, for their memory footage to be part of the film.
Overall, while Mark Palansky’s “Rememory” may not be a groundbreaking film, but I enjoyed the concept and also Dinklage’s performance. And while the film does have its faults, I did enjoy “Rememory”.
