Film: Sleeping Dogs
Cast: Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Thomas M Wright, Harry Greenwood, Tommy Flanagan
Director: Adam Cooper
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 110 min

This film by debutante writer-director Adam Cooper and co-writer Bill Collage has been adapted from Eugen O. Chirovici’s 2017 novel, “The Book of Mirrors”. Though the conceit is similar to that of “Momento” the payoff is is pretty much on the lower side when compared to the classic. In terms of payoff this film is much closer to 2022’s Liam Neeson starrer “Memory” and Micheal Keaton’s more recent “Knox Goes Away.”

Roy Freeman( Russell Crowe), a former homicide detective, also a recovering alcoholic, who lost his badge after a drunk driving accident has recently undergone an experimental brain procedure involving insertion of electrodes designed to help him regain some of the memories his Alzheimer’s condition has robbed him of. His Doctor has recommended solving puzzles to keep his brain active so when he gets approached about an old case he worked on, where the convicted man is near to his execution date, he has little hesitation in taking it on.