For me It is important to believe the actors are who they portray so casting is extremely important and the story must be believable but that's just for a start. This movie fits that criteria to a T. Bravo on that. It's a wicked thriller with just a dab of futuristic possibilities and a dab of the supernatural. A perfect balance. The whole time you are sitting on the razors edge which way will this story fall? I didn't fast forward once, which I am notorious for. I was actually on the edge of my seat looking forward to the story itself not just how it ended!

Memory detectives have the ability to enter their client's memories. The largest memory detective agency is Mindscape run by Sebastian (Brian Cox). John Washington (Mark Strong) is one of the best but he had a break down. He needs the money and returns for another job. Sebastian gives him the supposed easy case of gifted Anna Greene (Taissa Farmiga) who refuses to eat. Her mother Michelle (Saskia Reeves) and stepfather Robert (Richard Dillane) are one of the richest family. Judith (Indira Varma) monitors Anna 24/7. As John dives into her memories, it becomes questionable what is the real truth.I like the overall paranoid feel. However there seems to be some easier detective work that could provide proof outside of his memory work. I keep thinking that there are missing pieces or avenues in the movie. I don't know why John is not more suspicious of Anna. The final scheme is so convoluted and specific that it's unlikely to work out exactly like that. The writing by the Holmes need a few more passes and maybe by a fresh pair of eyes. Jorge Dorado is trying to step up to the big director's chair and delivers a workmanlike effort. Taissa Farmiga is intriguing and Strong is effective. However the script is not quite right. The idea itself is not particularly new but I do like the Hitchcockian feel. The final twist is obvious before the reveal but I still like it. The movie could be much better.

It's always tough for a movie that tries to twist its way into your brain (no pun intended), to be 100 % successful. Still this has the actors to pull things off quite nicely. Mark Strong especially and Brian Cox in a smaller role are able to convey a very crazy idea to the viewer. You could say the idea is "far out".But good science fiction is always bending boundaries. And the tapping into someones mind thing is not really new. There is more on the story that is apparent on the surface of course and there is a running theme, that is too obvious, but maybe a bit too much, if you think about it after watching the movie. Decent effort, but not really great

Mindscape has a good material in it. Reading other people's memory is good enough to make a nice film. But this movie definitely failed to do that. I feel like this movie seems like a chef made a bad dish out of fresh and delicious ingredients.First, it has sloppy story lines. From the first time, it was so obvious the way the story goes, and it went exactly the way I expected. The main characters are both handsome and attractive, but Mark Strong(John) was too dumb in the movie. I felt that there was some love line between John and Anna, but it was not interesting nor understandable.There were too many things going on in movie, from the John's wife, roses and to Mousey. But I don't think the movie gathered the things very well. Lots of pieces left a just part of the movie, so sometimes I wondered "is it really necessary in this movie?".If you are a big fan of these kinds of movie, you can watch it. I cannot really recommend this movie to other movie fans. I give 6 out of 10.