Don't Believe the Hype

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

This movie reminded me the other one, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". Besides both stories were setting in Nazi area, there are not much in common. However, the originality and creativity of their unique storyline might put them into the same category. Nevertheless, I preferred this one better. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" did not resonate with me in the same way as this one. The likelihood of this movie happened in real live might be possible. That intrigued me. The settings and scenarios are well though out. It is not much to be elaborated. But it would surprise audience with its ending. I am not so impressed by "The Boy in the Striped Pajama". The main reason is from the start you already could tell how it would end . The tragedies were well written every step away. I would not suggest parents to let young kids to watch it because of the cruel ending. It will terrify them. This one is better plotted to its ending. Although its ending might not be pleasant, it was logically unfolding.Watch it and you will not be disappointed.

Unless there is real evidence that some Nazis sought to escape their fate by posing as Jews who had been in concentration camps -- and I know of no such evidence -- this movie could easily be regarded as a whitewash of the Nazis. If you cannot believe people who say they are victims of the Nazis, can you believe anything about the Holocaust? I think not.Granted the movie is entertaining and the ending surprising, but a movie about these events which are so powerfully painful for so many which can be interpreted as a putdown of Holocaust remembrances and Jewish and others' sufferings cannot be viewed merely as entertainment or an opportunity for irony or some other theatrical mode. This movie is truly a disgrace. Yes, there are memories of the Holocaust which are inaccurate, others which are false intentionally, others which can be excused because of suffering and pain. But anything which seeks and succeeds in lying about the truth cannot be accepted.

To a certain extent, Remember is arguably Egoyan's best work since Ararat. Sure you can argue that Where the Truth Lies and Chloe were eroticly good B-movies, but they would never be mistaken for 'art'Remember sees Christopher Plummer as a 90 year old auwshwitz survivor, in a home and losing his facilities. He is told by a nurse (or reahter reminded) that his wife past away a couple months back, and so he sets out on a personal quest that he promised to undertake after she past, to find and kill the SS officer who murdered his family in the camp. Christopher Plummers damanaged, vulnerable and empathetic performance is something of a gem to find in an Egoyan film. He has always been a director with an eye towards cold and distant qualities in his characters. The tone is very mellow exept for one sequence where Breaking Bad's Dean Norris comes into the picture and fills the shoes of the late Maury Chakin, as the one sketchy and obnoxoius oaf in the Egoyan oeuve. His performance as the square head county deputy with small man syndrome body languade feels more reminicent of the people in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Plummer is strong enough to carry the movie though the minor contrivances, but the finale has a surprise twist that would have been more clever if it wasn't so shoehorned at the last minute.

Nothing short of just what I would expect from Atom Egoyan one of my favorites. One must be ready Engulf oneself into the story. Christopher Plummer is fantastic. And Martin Landau one cannot say enough And don't forget to look for the twist