very boring. not very interesting just boring, and honestly a waste of time

Clearly destined to be an underrated, under appreciated masterpiece by Lisa Joy, who clearly understands film noir better than most directors working today.

This movie has so much going for it. Written, directed and produced by Lisa Joy (creator of Westworld). Also produced by her husband Jonathan Nolan (brother and collaborator of Christopher Nolan). A trio of incredible leads in Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton. A score by Ramin Djawadi.
So how is the result so unremarkable?

Reminiscence is a very basic neo-noir story with some sci-fi trappings. Some intriguing imagery and interesting concepts can't make up for a severely underbaked screenplay.
The [spoiler]flooded cities and the fact that they can't go out during the day[/spoiler] are interesting premises whose implications are not explored at all - they have exactly zero impact on the story.

Turns out, making a Christopher Nolan movie is harder than it looks.

Even my huge crush on Rebecca Ferguson couldn't keep me interested in this. It starts off as a cheap HBO intro from the 90s as well. Put a bit more effort into the CG of the opening shot to make me take you seriously. Boringgggg and I see the contrarian fans will tout it as misunderstood. Yawn.

Huge Jackman monologues too much. Way way way too much… it’s like going to therapy… will try to play it on sleepless nights to help with sleep. Huge’s deep deep sexy voice is really good got that.

So boring and unoriginal. Huge waste of time.

It's like the writer constructed a script out of their fortune cookie collection. I kept rolling my eyes at every other line. Seriously, who talks like that? Also, why does every move from the actors look painfully choreographed? Truly a boring, unoriginal, and RIGID waste of time.

While shooting for high-concept, trying to hit climate change, wealth inequality, racism, segregation, mystery, and romance beats: It falls flat on its face. They are trying to do so much that no particular aspect is ever fully brought to the fore.
It's a mess of ideas cobbled together, and every time you hear some fanciful dialogue or narration it's undercut by the actual scenes and plot points happening on screen.

It feels like the they pulled out random pages of a book to make a screen play. One interesting bit of world building is later ignored, one detail obviously conflicting with another so they mystery has no life to it.

This script needed someone to boil it down and shore it up into an impactful and logically consistent tale.

Not so bad. I got bored somewhere at the middle but it got better towards the end.

I do not understand why this movie is being so universally panned. I loved everything about it, even if it's not the most unique story of all time. I felt like the casting was absolutely perfect. Rebecca Ferguson took my breath away almost every single second she was on screen. Hugh Jackman effectively portrayed an intelligent technologist and expert who betrays his own instincts about the capabilities and consequences of the technology. The music was awesome, especially Rebecca's singing and the way that it is eventually woven into the plot. The noir-like overlay of the narration was awesome. The environment was unique, intriguing, and believable. The slow-rolling unravelling of the mystery seemed to be perfectly paced for me. I was so busy taking in all of the details of each scene that it never really felt slow to me in the way that others are criticizing it for.

I loved this movie.

pros:
- the cast
- Hugh Jackman's voice
cons:
- everything else

i'm not gonna lie, my favorite things about this movie are thandiwe newton, daniel wu and whatever song starts with the end credits. and the setting. god, i love dystopian misery.

if you like future mysteries and thrillers this is the sci-fi for you. it gave me a lot of altered carbon season 1 vibes, particularly in terms of socioeconomic divide.

Climate change Max Payne; Reminiscence has all the trappings of a modern neo-noir mystery with a Blade Runner aesthetic and a cakey, corny romance to boot. Many seem to struggle with the slow, somewhat bloated introduction, but after the stage is set and the breadcrumbs start getting laid down, this becomes a decent mystery thriller with a well told story and a satisfying conclusion. Just be sure you can stomach the corny dialogue between Jackman and Ferguson; it's thick and extensive, singlehandedly bringing this down from an 8 to a 7 for me, but that might be because I don't enjoy that trope of noir movies at the best of times. I really did love the aesthetic and world building though, the cities flooded with Venice-style transport between districts, the literal divide now present between the classes, the neon signs and lights. Lovely stuff, just not enough to wash away all the cheese.

Reminiscence has an entrancing concept backed by the admirable world-building of a sunken Miami City and stimulating chemistry between Hugh and Rebecca. But the revelations of the mystery could have been more enticing and engaging. With a tight screenplay, it definitely could have reached the heights it expected to reach. Nevertheless, Reminiscence is not the best film coming out this year but still is an ambitious sci-fi mystery which at least held my attention till the credits.

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Interesting premise; watched it when very tired and frankly napped a bit. But saw enough that it will watch this another time.

Rebecca Ferguson is a interesting choice for a fem-fatale. It's Jackman at his type-casting best.