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Remember, Blu-ray (2015)

by Audiophile Audition | May 3, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A provacative thriller with a different twist on the revenge story. Remember, Blu-ray (2015) Cast: Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz Director: Atom Egoyan Studio: Lionsgate (5/3/16) Video: 1.78:1 for 16:9 screens, 1080p HD color Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH Extras: “Performances to Remember,” “A Tapestry of Evil,” Audio track by director, producer & writer Length: 94 min. Rating: ****1/2 A survivor of Auschwitz moves into a foster home and is directed by another survivor to find and kill a German guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago and is living in America under an assumed name. A complication on the gripping journey is that Zev has serious onset of Alzheimers that tests both his fading memory and his will. His friend arranges everything in advance, keeping this in mind. His longtime wife has recently died as well. There are four supposed former Nazis with the same name and at first Zev finds people that do not qualify. The script is wonderfully unpredictable. On the way to his final meeting, Zev accidentally kills the son of a former Nazi when the trooper’s German shepherd attacks him. He is onscreen during almost the entire film. […]