An ambitious genre hodgepodge with mostly interesting results, Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence will likely split audiences right down the middle. On the one hand, there are some seriously fun sci-fi elements being played with, all the while wrapped in a slickly produced neo-noir setting. Unfortunately, the main mystery at hand is a sloppy one. There’s just very little to connect with as we are thrust down an often-times convoluted rabbit hole of revelations, each one more preposterous than the last. It’s never a good sign when they start “spoon-feeding” plot developments to the audience with awkward character dialogue (“She wanted me to find her”). Luckily, the ideas around nostalgia and time are constantly intriguing. I mean, the film isn’t very subtle in delivering those themes, but that’s ok. Helping matters quite a bit is Hugh Jackman in the lead. The Australian actor is in top form here, making each on-screen moment count. And from being a lovestruck Lothario to desperate avenger, he certainly has a lot to do. The rest of the cast rounds out nicely also, with Rebecca Ferguson especially holding her own opposite Jackman and co. But, in the end, this simply becomes a case of the filmmakers trying to do way too much. And with that, they only succeed a little over halfway.