Stagnant pacing and a muddled plot make AMNESIA eminently forgettable. The film premiered on cable and was subsequently released to home video.
Minister Paul Keller (Nicholas Walker) has an affair with teacher Veronica Dow (Dara Tomanovich) at a seedy motel. They are watched by motel owner Charlene (Sally Kirkland), who obsessively fantasizes about Paul. At home, Paul cruelly shuns his wife Martha (Ally Sheedy) and her son (Vincent
Berry). Sick of his family and job and tortured by a childhood trauma, he plots to fake his death and run off with Veronica. The plan--to make it appear that he has drowned--backfires when he sustains a serious head injury. He awakens...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
87 mins