In The Life I Can’t Remember, a man has no recall of his previous life. The only piece of information he has is a note in his pocket that has directions on how to find someone named Ava. He wakes up to strange sights and scenarios and wants the truth about himself, which brings the question of what is real. This action-drama-sci-fi film focuses on the concepts of memories, realization, and society bonding.
Cast:
Michael Fassbender as the man suffering from amnesia
Tessa Thompson as Ava
Riz Ahmed as the man whose image is somehow entwined with his history
Positive Aspects:
The role is well performed by Michael Fassbender who plays the man that is suffering from an identity crisis and has a combination of weakness and toughness.
Lessons on the boundaries of recollection and its impact on people’s lives are important and the writers of the screenplay offer an interesting story.
The imagery and visual effects used were appropriate especially in the clarity of transitions between dreams and real experiences.
Negative Aspects:
Film cuts may feel stretched sometimes such that there are very nearly eternally quiet scenes based on thoughts that will not sit well with the majority of users.
The final parts of the movie fail to answer all viewer questions, this is likely to irritate people who wish to understand everything that has happened by the final scenes.
