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A man with the ability to see into the past sets out to solve a dark mystery that has haunted his family bloodline for three decades in director Bennett Davlin's time-shifting thriller. Dr. Taylor Big... read more read more...gs (Billy Zane) has accidentally ingested a hallucinogenic powder that allows him to experience his ancestor's most vivid memories, and now he is seeing images of a nightmarish predator who abducts and murders young girls. As Dr. Biggs begins to realize that these memories come from a time before he was even born, his suspicions that the killer may in fact be the father he never knew continue to grow stronger with each passing day. Though his mother is still alive, her fading memory has grown increasingly foggy and clouded with the passing of time. With the horrifying final moments in each victim's life consuming his every waking thought, Dr. Biggs sets out to unravel the secrets of his past and unmask a killer who appeared to have, in life, gotten away with murder. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Bennett Davlin

Release Date: March 23, 2006

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007

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  • December 7, 2010
    Does anyone but me notice that Billy Zane does NOT age?? Hmmmm...anyway. I like him.. Always have...but his movies are average at best. This one included. It's fairly predictable, but the script is decent and keeps you engaged. Extra 1/2 star for Billy's immortality.
  • April 30, 2011
    Memory is one of the best direct-to-video/b-movies I have ever seen. How a small production company gets a cast like this is beyond me, but this was just a great movie! Billy Zane is a guy with a clouded past, who decides to use an experimental drug to restore his memory. Only to... read more vividly remember a murder he witnessed, but was it his memory or someone else's? I don't like Zane one bit, but in this movie, he's pure genius. What was really striking about this film, (especially since it's a low budget b-movie), was the imagery. Everything is so vibrate and methodically done. First time director, Bennett Davlin, really has you sitting on the edge of your seat. It really feels like you're alongside Zane, seeing what he sees. As for the ending, I never saw it coming. I've seen a lot of films, and you've got to have a pretty good story to surprise me! It's a film you've never heard of and won't see in theaters, but it's defiantly one that shouldn't be missed.
  • December 15, 2009
    It's very hard to write a positive review of a movie which is not appealing on a first sight for the most of the viewers... but I'll do just that! This is a real thriller with a lot of twists. It was slow at the beginning but during the last part that slowness helped the ending w... read morehich reveals the truth in clensing and furious fire... It's not one of the best movies I watched but it's not in the category of boring ones either! Judge it for yourself...
  • September 29, 2007
    Decent film, good yet somewhat predictable ending...
  • June 3, 2007
    Great movie! The twist, use of medicine, tribes, mystery!
  • March 16, 2011
    A few errors in geography here. We are supposed to believe the cascades are the Appalachians in New England, and an obligatory happy resolution, and a few plot stretches, but a novel idea and some good suspense, sort of creative stuff in the middle.
  • February 11, 2011
    This is the best movie that will ever exist out of a cheap horror pack. I saw this movie flash everywhere on Netflix as a suggestion so I decided to break out my horror pack DVD's and sit through this,and boy am I glad I did. The acting is pretty excellent for a B-horror,especial... read morely the late great Dennis Hopper's part. The horror count is kind of low,but the grim,mystery parts make up for that perfectly. The one part I felt scared out of the whole movie is when the killer had Dennis' character trapped in a room of his/her dolls made out of molds shaped like the kids this killer killed. She could be anywhere and Dennis gets shaky looking for her in the flood of creepy,fake faces. The only two things I didn't like is at some parts I kinda of got confusedbecause of its jumps from here-to-there and that the score is very nice, but unfitting. So overall,it's a great mystery for a B-movie. Great!
  • September 13, 2010
    Interesting movie! Needed more of the story of what happened to Taylor's real mom and why she was such a psycho.
  • November 11, 2007
    Not to bad a movie i actually enjoyed it...kind of weird but all things considered lol it was what it was lol a movie lol
  • August 30, 2007
    I was disappointed in this movie mainly because I adore Billy Zane... but the movie was a little on the lame side.

Critic Reviews


Peter Debruge
June 13, 2007
Peter Debruge, Variety

Considerably better -- and far more intriguing -- than most entry-level horror pics, marrying a retro B-movie setup with the ghostly obsessions of recent Asian extreme cinema. Full Review

Lisa Rose
March 26, 2007
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The movie draws upon so many influences -- stylized Hitchcock suspense, surreal Asian horror and the Gothic romance of Britain's Hammer Studios -- it's easier to follow the reference points than the p... Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis
March 23, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Filled with labored exposition, stilted line readings and the most unconvincing romantic hookup since Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. Full Review

Jan Stuart
March 22, 2007
Jan Stuart, Newsday

To what niche does this movie aspire, Michael Crichton sci-fi chiller, Ed Wood camp or neo-'60s grand guignol for former leading ladies of a certain age? You decide. Full Review

Ted Murphy
July 14, 2007
Ted Murphy, Murphy's Movie Reviews

There's an intriguing premise buried in MEMORY ... [but] he execution leaves something to be desired. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
May 21, 2007
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

Wait, what movie were we talking about again? Full Review

Cynthia Fuchs
April 1, 2007
Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters

The fact that it raises worthy questions concerning experience and recollection, as well as cultural, legal, and political definitions of self with regard to memories%u2014well, that's sort of too bad... Full Review

Doris Toumarkine
March 26, 2007
Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International

A confused, preposterous, overeager mess. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
March 23, 2007
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Stylish and twisty, but not clever enough to support its more outrageous plot machinations. Full Review

Susan Granger
March 22, 2007
Susan Granger, www.susangranger.com

A bizarre, mind-bending psychological thriller, filled with red herrings. Full Review

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