Review of Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma (2005) by Samantha P — 06 Jul 2009

Based on a true story that will leave you questioning at the end just as much as before you watched it.

This review of Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma (2005) was written by Samantha P on 06 Jul 2009.

Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jennifer T (990) on 11 Nov 2015

Interesting idea..poorly executed. I wasn't into it…

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By Adrian S (365) on 14 Aug 2007

A fascinating, and ultimately rather sad, story of a young man found abandoned in Montreal…

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By Chris T (1,088) on 22 Aug 2007

Interesting portrait and kept you guessing all the way through; are our memories real and can we really convince people of who we are? Frightening…

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By Seth E (26) on 07 Jun 2008

This was an okay film with a rather sad ending…

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By Katty M (45) on 02 Jan 2008

Una lastima. Una direccion y cinematografia mediocre…

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By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 27 Jun 2006

a multi-layered film that goes far beyond narrative and deep into the universal human conundrums of purpose, pain and pride…

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By Stephen C (1,119) on 11 Aug 2008

Despues de L' ESCORT (destrozada pero igual querida), el chico este Langlois demuestra que puede hacer cine - de ese que Â´si gusta a la mayoria-…

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By Lee R (434) on 25 Jun 2013

Strange movie. One min English, next min French. Do Canadians really speak like this cause it would really piss me off…

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By Ricardo H (255) on 09 Jan 2008

It was ok, not what I was expecting, and some poorish acting once the story movies to the US. But decent for its genre: dramatic gay mystery romance…

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By Javier E (231) on 20 Sep 2011

Even though it's clearly filmed on a low budget and the acting is a bit iffy, the story behind Amnesia remains gripping and engrossing stuff…

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