Memory, directed by Martin Campbell from a script by Dario Scardapane and adapted on the novel De Zaak Alzheimer (The Alzheimer Case), stars Liam Neeson as an aged assassin who begins to lose his memories and who possesses a unique set of skills and decides to go after bad guys. The narrative appears clear, however the film has an unbalanced approach to delivering a sensitive or dramatic subject about sex trafficking right from the outset.

Memory shows to be a lot in the first 30 minutes. A contract killer, Alex (Neeson), is paid to assassinate a few crucial witnesses/participants in a crime ring. This contract crosses paths with Guy Pearce's Vincent Sera, an FBI agent on a mission to stop human trafficking. One critical witness, whom Vincent wishes to save and whom alex is hired to assassinate, connects the two. Memory is home to two conflicting stories that are unable to coexist. There's the story of Alex, the assassin with memory loss, and then there's a larger story about some serious issues.

The film contains a number of clichés and tropes. Guy Pearce plays the honest FBI agent, while Taj Atwal plays the sassy and foul-mouthed lone woman agent. Ray Fearon portrays a tough-as-nails Black agent who sabotages Vincent's career by playing with the FBI's politics. Harold Torres portrays a Mexican agent who uses a particular vulgarity repeatedly and generously. ray stevenson plays a dull El Paso detective, and Natalie Anderson appears as a persistently alcoholic trophy wife. The characters are all caricatures, so no one feels real.

Memory may be reduced to a summary, and people will know exactly what to expect. It's better this way because they won't be expecting anything special.