Summary

  • Hugh Jackman's sci-fi movie on Netflix, Reminiscence, is worth checking out for fans of the actor's versatile career.
  • Jackman's performance as Nick Bannister is a highlight of the mind-bending neo-noir film that explores memory and love.
  • Despite lukewarm reviews upon release, Reminiscence offers an original concept and entertains.

While best Hugh Jackman movies, but it's still an enjoyable watch.

Hugh Jackman's net worth has been bolstered by his impressive array of movie roles through the years, with the actor not confining himself to a single genre and refusing to be typecast as a specific type of character. His career has taken him from gruff action hero to belting out songs from classic musicals. The movie to hit Netflix recently is a little more the former and none of the latter.

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Hugh Jackman's Reminiscence Is Now On Netflix - What The Movie Is About

The 2021 sci-fi movie focuses on reliving memories via technological intervention

Reminiscence is a mind-bending neo-noir sci-fi movie that went rather under the radar when it was released in 2021. The movie follows Jackman's character, Nick Bannister, as he uses his advanced memory tech to relive his time with a woman he loved but who ultimately went missing. Nick operates the technology not only for commercial gain but also to assist in prosecuting criminals. Eventually, his two areas of work collide, and he discovers the woman he misses so dearly is caught up in activities of which he was unaware.

Jackman's performance as the story's protagonist is one of the movie's highlights.

The movie's presence on Netflix gives Reminiscence a chance to be discovered by a new audience. Despite being produced on a budget of roughly $65 million, the film failed to get even half of that amount back in box office revenue. The movie's concept is relatively original, but it's not entirely fresh. It was met with fairly lukewarm reviews upon its release, but partially due to being compared to similar movies that were far more successful. That being said, Jackman's performance as the story's protagonist is one of the movie's highlights.

Reminiscence Reunites Hugh Jackman & Rebecca Ferguson After The Greatest Showman

Ferguson plays a singer in both movies

2017's The Greatest Showman included a team-up between Hugh Jackman as PT Barnum and Rebecca Ferguson as Jenny Lind - an acting duo that's repeated in Reminiscence. Of course, their roles as part of The Greatest Showman's cast are drastically different from their characters in the 2021 sci-fi movie. However, Ferguson plays Mae in Reminiscence - Jackman's love interest. So, there is a similar connection between their characters in both projects, even if PT Barnum ultimately rejects Jenny's advances.

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The financial success of both movies separates them a great deal. According to Box Office Mojo, The Greatest Showman's worldwide box office revenue came to $461,995,487. By contrast, the same source reports the gritty sci-fi made just $16,400,193, falling very short of the glitzy musical's commercial triumph. So, reuniting Jackman with Ferguson for Reminiscence clearly wasn't a recipe for guaranteed success.

Source: Box Office Mojo

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Reminiscence
Release Date
August 20, 2021
Runtime
116 Minutes
Director
Lisa Joy

WHERE TO WATCH

A sci-fi thriller set near a sunken Miami that has succumbed to climate change, Reminiscence sees private investigator Nick Bannister as he helps various clients explore their pasts with the help of unique technology. When Bannister meets a new client he falls for, his world is turned upside down after she goes missing during the investigation. To save her, Bannister will have to thrust himself into a world of danger and push the boundaries of how far someone is willing to go to save another.

Writers
Lisa Joy
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures