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The scene where Ellie allows Steven to read her mind would have worked better if the audience could have watched the past images occur in little segments/montages/series of shots. Daniel's opening scene suggesting a memory scanner invention before his execution did not do this film any justice. Showing the murder sentencing of Daniel Oaths (Alexander Harris) in a courtroom and identifying him as a convicted murderer would have been effective (similar to the Fugitive). In a perfect world, this idea would never pass in the House and Senate. The concept of defunding the criminal justice system is deeply flawed.
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However, he had good chemistry with Julie Jones (Elizabeth Chang) and Ellie Powell (Mara Topic). It is obvious that Former did the best he could with what he had available-unsatisfactory direction and a weak script. The lead actor, Andrew Former, who starred as Steven Jones, is too talented for The Memory Scanner. A good example of great editing can be viewed on Alter short films available on YouTube. Unfortunately, the editing department lack basic experience seamlessly connecting shots and matching dialogue to synch up with the actors. The jump cuts and sound editing are horrendous. On the nose writing lacks depth because directly informing the audience about this memory scanner idea in the opening scene is lazy and uninspiring.
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This film opens with a falsely convicted man on death row who pleads to his attorney that inventing a memory scanner can save many innocent people. The Memory Scanner is similar to watching an extremely low budget film with zero potential to reach the box office.