This is one terrific thriller with several wicked tricks up its sleeve, each more satisfying than the last.
75
PremiereGlenn Kenny
PremiereGlenn Kenny
As exciting and involving as it is brainy.
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Writer-director Erik Van Looy keeps the action moving briskly. Danny Elsen's cinematography is stylish and the acting top-notch.
70
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Van Looy has created a fast-paced and stylish thriller. Declair's Ledda, marvelously suave and vulnerable, provides most of the pathos.
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Although comparisons to the memory-challenged machinations of "Memento" are inevitable, the plotting here takes a more traditionally linear path.
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A lot of thrillers have asked us to identify with assassins -- but I'd be hard-pressed to name one that makes a hitman as sympathetic, if not sentimental, as The Memory of a Killer.
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Both De Bouw and Decleir are superb.
50
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
Director Erik Van Looy has filmmaking chops to spare, and while he has created a sharply shot and crisply paced film, he isn't able to make it all cohere.