Cast your mind back to the so-called “flopfest” season in January. Just five months ago, it was fronted by Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. mercya new movie that follows a man who is framed for murder and tried in an AI-generated courtroom.
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The premise is simple. If you convince the AI judge that you are innocent beyond the numerical threshold, you will be released. If you don’t, you’ll die. There are no lawyers or juries, just your brain and access to your life through carefully selected digital files.
After its theatrical release, it will be available on Prime Video for most of 2026, so there’s not enough to discourage you from watching it. It’s far from the worst movie of the year so far, but it’s bad enough that you shouldn’t miss it.
Without getting too boring, the production feels cheap, struggles to maintain momentum, and Pratt (who, amusingly, is also named Chris) is chair-bound 90% of the time. mercyThe runtime runs incredibly fast.
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But let’s not talk about that. mercy…We should instead focus on the film that Pratt recommended as a double bill. It not only serves as an inspiration, but also mercyis probably Christopher Nolan’s most underrated action film of all time.
Before the perfect timing odysseydon’t you think so?
Chris Pratt reveals Christopher Nolan’s ‘Memento’ is a big inspiration – you need to stream it ASAP
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“There’s a little bit. memento about this,” Pratt told me a while ago. mercyrelease.
“This is a character who doesn’t know what’s going on, and you’re peeling back the layers of reality as you find out in real time what happened.”
As soon as he talks about it, I remember what an amazing viewing experience it was. The film stars Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss as Leonard Shelby (Pearce), an insurance investigator who suffers from anterograde amnesia.
He uses his notes and tattoos to search for the man who supposedly killed his wife, but that’s the last thing he remembers. This means we know as much as he does, making it one of the most unique and interactive crime thrillers of the past 26 years.
You’re so confused that you’re going back and forth in time. you I killed my ex-wife. It’s no secret what an extraordinary director and storyteller Nolan is…but this is only his second film.
This talent was already substandard, but it’s not surprising considering how many corkers have come out recently (his batman trilogy, inception, and oppenheimer, to name a few examples) memento It has been collectively put on the back burner.
for matrix For fans, Carrie-Anne Moss is also Nolan’s best choice for a female lead. Add in some edgy 2000s vibes and an intensity of despair, and you’ve got a movie to stream that you’ll never forget (not unlike a movie) mercyDo it now if possible).
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