Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. Since Ledda starts showing symptoms of Alzheimer's, it's getting more and more difficult to complete his contracts. When he has to murder a 12-year old call-girl, he refuses and becomes a target himself. While Vincke and Verstuyft are chasing him and counting the corpses, Ledda is taking care of his employers.
The film won't put you at the edge of your seat, but will keep your attention.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep 2005
fresh:
Though Memory works perfectly well as a policier, it works even better as a character study of a man losing his edge.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
26 Sep 2005
rotten:
Close, but not quite.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
26 Sep 2005
fresh:
A jaw-dropping premise so smartly executed that if this movie weren't in Flemish I'd swear that Michael Mann had directed it.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
29 Sep 2005
fresh:
It is distinguished by the intelligence of its plotting and the fullness of its characterizations: These are believable people, not merely plot fodder.