Fresh and Exciting

Absolutely Fantastic

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Changes in memory become normal as people become older, but memory loss that interferes with daily life is not normal. So how does the disease affect hit men?Angelo (Jan Decleir) is a professional hit man, and he wants to retire because he feels he is losing it. Decleir is a veteran Belgian actor known for Character, Daens, and Verlengd weekend. I liked him in Antonia's Line. He is perfect for the role as an aging killer.The movie is a police procedural searching for those involved in child prostitution. The killer is after the same people. Is he good or bad?Koen De Bouw is the police inspector on the case, and also looking at a closed case at the same time. He is known for Loft (2008) and The Intruder (2005), and I think we are going to see great things from him.One thing is certain; Angelo is on his last job. He is losing his mind, and it remains to be seen if he can escape both sides that are searching for him.Deborah Ostrega was a welcome addition to the movie, although she didn't come to a very good end.Watch it before Hollywood screws up the remake.

An old hit man must battle the effects of Alzheimer's disease while staying one step ahead of a corrupt and bureaucratic Belgian police force. Van Looy has created a slickly entertaining film, but in the end it feels like empty calories, with too much style and little substance. The representation of Alzheimer moments using a weird green tint becomes annoying, as it doesn't really serve any purpose. The film moves at a fast clip but loses momentum about two-thirds of the way through and then goes on a bit too long. Decleir gives a good performance as the killer. The running gag about people urinating into the locks of BMWs is meant to be hilarious but is simply lame.

Dark film, subtle construction of atmosphere, special thriller and ash taste. Exploration of social realities, illusions and justice, fights against shadows and fall of a career.It is a different crime film because, in all story, the mixture between American instruments to be cool and the science to discover the action as a spectacular puzzle is proof of a refined art to suggest deep gestures and nuances of fear. The memories of some sexual Belgian scandals, the politic life as secret cage, the noble desire of an old killer, the lights, music and precision of director's art moves the classical recipes in a intelligent movie- source for reflection.Anatomy of society, skin of terrible sick, search of truth and lies like refuge, Anvers in strong lights and deep sequences, this film is pledge for fundamental values recognition.

This movie runs like a bad Tony Scott movie. Sorry for the redundancy, but when I first heard about Memory of a Killer, I was expecting something riveting and genius. Instead I get a movie about two stereotypical detectives, both far too brash for their own good, which of course pays off in the end. The movie relies heavily on visual and audio effects for a lackluster dramatic payoff. When the killer experiences his Alzheimer's symptoms, the viewer get a fistful of green-tinted frames of him looking slightly disoriented. These little snippets do nothing to add to his condition when simple acting skill could've enhanced the emotional impact. Instead, I feel no emotions toward him or any of the other characters. The dialog has a few witty moments, and I'm being generous when I say "a few." A combination of bad writing and bad directing make this inherent mystery impossible to follow and far from compelling. If I wanted a good mystery, I probably should've watched an episode of Scooby Doo.