Unforgettable (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Dahl

Writer (WGA):

Bill Geddie (written by)

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Mystery

Plot:

Unsuccessfully framed for his wife's murder, Dr. David Krane attempts to find the real culprit by utilizing...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Memory | University | Photograph | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Dr. David Krane
Linda Fiorentino	...	Dr. Martha Briggs
Peter Coyote	...	Don Bresler
Christopher McDonald	...	Stewart Gleick
David Paymer	...	Curtis Avery
Duncan Fraser	...	Michael Stratton
Caroline Elliott	...	Cara Krane
Colleen Rennison	...	Lindy Krane
Kim Cattrall	...	Kelly
Stellina Rusich	...	Mary Krane
Kim Coates	...	Eddie Dutton
Suzy Joachim	...	Sheila Wills
Garwin Sanford	...	Joseph Bodner
Jenafor Ryane	...	Donna Berman
Jim Broyden	...	Boyfriend (as Jimmy Broyden)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and nudity.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Movie Connections:

Remade as Murder in My Mind (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Unforgettable

Entertaining sci-fi thriller

There have been harsh words about this "unforgettable",probably exaggerated.This could be some kind of update of "spellbound"(1945) and it recalls sometimes" D.O.A. "with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan (1988) ,and even "Jennifer eight"(1992)with Andy Garcia (the latter for the murderer's identity).Except for Hitchcock's classic,of course , the movies I mention had disastrous reviews.And however,they have much more imaginative scripts than ,say,"die hard" (one,two or three,take your pick,they are interchangeable)

Script for "unforgettable" is more polished than it has been given credit for.It's stunning when,in the end,the two stories come together,this time recalling "dead again" (K.Brannagh ,1991),another movie with an unfairly mediocre reputation;only 2 stars and a half on the Maltin!OK ,the plot for "unforgettable" is far-fetched,but it has an intern logic,and anyway,is it less credible than B.Willis singlehandedly taming a whole bunch of terrorists ?(Die Hard is rated 3 stars!)

Ray Liotta is an actor whose parts are not always worthy of himself.He's convincing here:during the whole movie,his face remains sad,wistful,as if he were waging an almost lost war.He rarely smiles,except when he's with his daughters.Linda Fiorentino,once she's provided Liotta with her drug,is not very important for the action (definitely not Ingrid Bergman in "spellbound").And we will be very thankful to Dahl for sparing us the umpteenth love affair between the patient and his doctor.More,we have here a very original ending,marred by the syrupy eponymous song though.It might be a happy end,after all,and which justifies the title.

All in all,it's an entertaining movie,mixing smartly sci-fi,thriller,and whodunit.It could become a sleeper.