Memento

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Leonard Shelby has no short-term memory. This isn’t the same thing as amnesia, as he points out. There is a term for it, which ironically escapes me at the moment. Leonard knows who he is. He can remember everything before the traumatic event that ...

Pros: This movie will cause you to think afterwards...
Cons: ...waay, waay too much.

Now, if you go back and read this confusing review sixteen times and try and decipher everything, I guarantee you’ll think I’m a genius.

After a second viewing, I’ve decided to give Memento four stars. Why? Cognitive...

Pros: Original story told in an excellent way.
Cons: --

I remember when I first read about Memento. I was immediately intrigued and desired to see the film. However, I didn't know of a good art theater near my school in Ohio at the time, so I had to wait. And during my waiting, the film became ...

Pros: Pearce, the construction, the experience
Cons: Leaves you wishing you could see more like this! You have to pay attention.

This movie read like the story of my life, only multiply it exponentially...and even though I have read some reviews of the movie, and some good and bad statements about it, I was not prepared for the journey! There are not too many movies that can come...

Pros: Incredible acting, Excellent concept, Interesting characters, A lot of good bonuses on DVD
Cons: It's going to take real study to figure out the whole truth

Guy Pearce is an actor whose day came and went rather quickly, it seems. He was robbed of his rightful top billing in "L.A. Confidential" (reviewed at: ht tp://www.epinions.com/content_ 39223398020 ) because he lacked ...

Pros: original, makes you think, cast, directing
Cons: not for the lazy moviegoer

Christopher Nolan has so far formulated a nice resume for himself. Insomnia proved that he has what it takes to be a successful mainstream director. But Memento is what got Nolan's name out on the front page. It wasn't a major motion picture, but...

Pros: The cast, the direction, the story
Cons: Some may find the film a bit too disjointed to make sense

I've always had a pretty good memory. I'm particularly proud of this fact, and have over the years used my memory to my advantage as a writer, turning past recollections of love and discord into the stuff of stories and columns that have seen...

Pros: Interesting story progression, engaging presentation
Cons: A little too ambiguous on some points

Memento is one of those movies you can't watch if you're in the mood for mindless entertainment. Memento requires an investment of attention and thought which can be good or bad depending on what you want. It also has one of those endings that is open ...

Pros: Brilliant and innovative film making, screenplay, acting
Cons: Nothing that I can remember

Christopher Nolan may be one of the most talented guys working in Hollywood today. He took back the Batman series and restored its credibility with Batman Begins. His brilliant film, the Prestige was one of the best things to come out of 2006 but Memento ...

Pros: Absorbing thriller; lead actor totally believable
Cons: Slow start, but nothing major

Concept Imagine not being able to remember what happened 15 minutes ago, while at the same time being able to conjure up memories from years ago. That's the concept behind Memento, a film starring Guy Pearce as Leonard, a man whose last ...

Pros: A good mystery, Fascinating story-telling style, Guy Pearce
Cons: Who's the good guy, and who's the bad guy? The world may never know...

You know when you’re watching a movie and you can’t remember what happened an hour ago? In Memento, that feeling is part of the plot and structure of the movie. And if you happen to forget what happened an hour ago, you’re only forgetting the...

Pros: Interesting throughout. Non-linear structure, excellent performances
Cons: None that I can think of

MEMENTO is the best movie I've seen so far this year, and definitely the most original. I can already see this film spawning dozens of inferior wannabe films like THE USUAL SUSPECTS and PULP FICTION did, when they came out.

Guy Pearce stars...

Pros: An incredibly clever film which is substantial once the novelty wears off.
Cons: Two quick shots towards the end of this film which seem to break the rules.

You're awake. Heart-poundingly, throat-constrictingly awake in the pitch darkness. For a second, there is only fear. Then your rational mind kicks in--you know who you are. Your eyes adjust to the darkness and you notice the digital display of an alarm...

Pros: Gripping, excellently confusing
Cons: Most people won't understand true meaning

Did you ever feel as if you didn’t know who you were? Do you take for granted the things life gives you? The way things feel, when you pick up a coffee cup and feel its heat, when you pick up an ice cube and feel its coldness, do you take that for...

Pros: Grade A turns from the cast, phenomenal direction from Nolan, total intrigue.
Cons: Is it fundamentally flawed?

Guy Pearce is now a far cry from being speedo-wearing Mike, in the Australian TV soap, Neighbours where he spent 4 years until 1990. After huge success in "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" and "LA Confidential" on the big screen, the confident Aussie turns...