Arrested Memory Review: Memory-Loss Cop Thriller Has Absurdist Humor But Little Focus [TIFF]

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There is something wonderfully anachronistic about Arrested Memory. From its hard-edged crime story to its bursts of cartoonish violence, SABU’s latest feels as though it has wandered in from an era when violent cop movies and pulpy action thrillers were a staple of international cinema. This time around, that throwback sensibility collides with a deliberately ridiculous sense of humor, and a protagonist whose memory is slipping away from him. The result is an occasionally inspired, frequently chaotic genre oddity that finds surprising comedy in the relationship between violence, guilt, and a man who can barely remember what he is doing.
Josh Bate

Arrested Memory Review: Memory-Loss Cop Thriller Has Absurdist Humor But Little Focus [TIFF]

A chaotic crime comedy that loses its way.

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