In a distant future in which Miami suffered severe consequences with global warming and became practically submerged, a particular Miami researcher is one of the highest references when it comes to recapturing lost or distant memories and return them to its contractors. But when he realizes a personal conflict with one of his clients, the situation becomes complicated.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a distant future in which Miami suffered severe consequences with global warming and became practically submerged, a particular Miami researcher is one of the highest references when it comes to recapturing lost or distant memories and return them to its contractors. But when he realizes a personal conflict with one of his clients, the situation becomes complicated.
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| PolygonTasha RobinsonIt’s depressing, in more ways than one, given its cynical take on what makes life worthwhile, and what we have to do to preserve it. But it’s also refreshing to see science fiction this aware of how actively we’re careening toward a terrible future, and how our response to it is likely to be specific, personal, and just as selfish as the behavior that gets us there in the first place. |
| The PlaylistNick AllenIn building this mystery, and in proving herself as a major entertainer, Joy always has something up her sleeve, including her savvy ways to suddenly spike the plot with a slickly edited fight scene that builds the mystery instead of just taking a break from it. |
| The Film StageEthan VestbyEven if certain elements are off, the major accomplishment is that Reminiscence is not boring. |
| The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe pleasures are of a borrowed nature, the stuff of third-, fourth-, maybe fifth-generation noir homage, just gussied up in sci-fi formal wear: all archetypes spouting purple verbiage while navigating a twisty missing-person mystery that pulls together, in the classic private-dick tradition, seemingly unrelated cases. |
| IGNCarla RenataLike memories themselves, some portions of the movie feel like they’re on a loop. Luckily, excellent performances from Hugh Jackman, Thandiwe Newton, and Rebecca Ferguson, in addition to some gorgeous production design choices, make this an intriguing watch. |
| CNETRichard TrenholmReminiscence is an assured big-screen debut from Lisa Joy, playfully recreating classic movie tropes with a modern twist. |
| Paste MagazineJacob OllerA film about nostalgic escape play-acting an old-fashioned genre has plenty of meta potential to comment upon the entertainment industry’s IP obsession and monetization of arrested development. Reminiscence isn’t quite assured enough for either. Instead, it’s pulp that hasn’t been boiled hard enough, its ideas slowly replaced by machinery. |
| SlashfilmChris EvangelistaReminiscence is so very, very close to succeeding. Joy has a great visual style – there’s a fight scene in a flooded room with a piano that’s genuinely stunning to watch – and the noir/sci-fi mash-up is often enjoyable. But Reminiscence never manages to feel like a memory worth revisiting. |
| The TelegraphRobbie CollinIt’s a film about memory which itself feels like the kind of thing you vaguely remember seeing 25 years ago. I’m not sure future slow-burn classic status awaits, but at a time when few studio films even seem to be striving for it, you have to applaud the attempt. |
| The Associated PressJake CoyleLike its characters, it’s drunk on what came before, relying too heavily on noir tropes. But its smart, thought-provoking concept isn’t so easy to shake off. |
