Memento<\/a>,\u201d the protag\u2019s brain is wiped clean every few minutes; here, the detective\u2019s senility floats in and out, leaving auds guessing whether he\u2019s deliberately fooling the staff or simply heading swiftly toward oblivion. Fascinating concept is occasionally crowded out by unnecessary characters, though Andre Dussollier\u2019s complex performance keeps sympathy in the plus column. Late January opening in France has seen modest returns.<\/p>\nDussollier plays Charles Boyer \u2014 a detective, not the star of yesteryear \u2014 who knows his memory is deteriorating and doesn\u2019t object to moving into \u201cthe Residence.\u201d The surprise death of a patient puts Charles back in investigator mode, though the staff assures him it was a natural death. But when fellow resident Carole (Marthe Keller, reuniting with Dussollier 34 years after Claude Lelouch\u2019s \u201cAnd Now My Love\u201d) follows suit after a night together with Charles, he\u2019s convinced nature isn\u2019t to blame.<\/p>\n
Part of pic\u2019s cleverness is that auds don\u2019t know if Charles is simply suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s-related dementia or if he\u2019s really on to something. The staffers are certainly a grumbly bunch, caught up in their own petty jealousies, but only at the finale is it clear whether someone\u2019s really offing the residents. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It sounds like the film has its share of flaws, but hey, the concept is so interesting, I\u2019d be willing to give it a look.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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