Unforgettable

1996

Action / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49% · 30 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 6368 6.4K

husband wife relationship obsession experiment suspicion of murder dangerous police

Plot summary

Seattle medical examiner David Krane is obsessed with solving his wife's murder. A possible solution presents itself in an experimental "memory" serum designed by a neurobiology professor, which has the ability to transfer memories from one person to another, but with potentially fatal consequences.

Director

John Dahl Photo
John Dahl

Top cast

David Sobolov Photo
David Sobolov as Paramedic
Fulvio Cecere Photo
Fulvio Cecere as Partner
Caroline Elliott Photo
Caroline Elliott as Cara Krane
Ray Liotta Photo
Ray Liotta as David Krane
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1.05 GB
1280*694
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
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2.16 GB
1916*1038
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by movieman_kev 6 / 10

Etertaining enough

Ray Liotta is convincing enough in this mystery film with scifi overtones as Dr. Crane, an accused but acquitted suspect in his wife murder whom steals an experimental mind- expanding yet incredibly dangerous drug from scientist Marta Briggs (Linda Fiorentino) in order to solve the crime and deduce the true killer. The film is able to keep up a tense mood throughout despite it's more fantastical conceits and I enjoyed myself. While it may be far from perfect (one or two of the supporting actors drop the ball, the movie as a whole seemed a touch derivative),, it's still perfectly adequate,My Grade: C+Where I saw it: Instant Netflix
Reviewed by NateWatchesCoolMovies 7 / 10

Intriguing high concept thriller

John Dahl's Unforgettable plays around with a trippy high concept premise in which people's memories can be accessed by using an experimental, controversial drug. Ray Liotta plays the troubled Doctor whose wife has been recently murdered. He desperately reaches out to the scientist (Linda Fiorentino) who synthesized the compound, and the two set out to use it unofficially, in order to retain his wife's dying moments, see them for himself and establish who her killer is. The serum takes its toll on his already stressed mind though, and soon he's questioning his own reality, his trust levels towards those around him dropping considerably. Director Dahl is beyond proficient when it comes to thrillers, usually taking on crime pieces with a noirish vibe. Here he tries his hand at science fiction, coexisting with a classic whodunit narrative, and the result is quite good. Liotta relies on the information that his detective friend (Peter Coyote) gives him, and combines it with the knowledge he absorbs from his deceased wife's brain, beginning to piece the puzzle together. There's also a troublesome detective played by Christopher Mcdonald he must deal with, and a violent thug (Kim Coates) involved as well. Liotta is usually tough, capable and would normally be found playing one of the two cops, but the doctor on the run without a lot of tactical skill suits him and allows the guy some work other than just cops or psychos. Watch for work from David Paymer, Kim Cattrall, William B. Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Garwin Sanford as well. The premise may be too far-fetched for some folks, but for others with imagination it'll be a blast. It's also fairly violent and graphic, which may seem gratuitous for such a cerebral outing, but I find it gives it a stylistic edge and raises the stakes, just like Total Recall. Great flick. Not Total Recall, I mean this one. Well Total Recall too, obviously. Yeesh.
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