Memento

Pros: unique storyline, strong acting, engrossing film
Cons: you can't have bathroom breaks

I'd hate to write an epinion on this movie, because I really think the less you know the better. Memento is a Christopher Nolan vehicle that captures the film in a unique way. Whereas Quentin Tarantino would slice and dice his stories up into little...

Pros: So unique and stunning I'm still in shock
Cons: You MUST pay attention....

I have just finished viewing Memento, a film by Christopher Nolan, some guy I had never heard about until today. My husband had ‘heard things’ about this film. ‘Hearing things’ about a movie can be either wonderful or disastrous for my husband, as he...

Pros: Fascinating and engrossing movie--will leave you pondering for days after. See it twice!
Cons: I can't remember anything

Memento is tied for first place with Requiem for a Dream for great films this year. It is a movie that will really make you think, and stretch your memory, to solve an unsolveable mystery.

The story is basically about a guy, Leonard...

Pros: Keeps you guessing, inventive moviemaking
Cons: characterization is a bit lacking

"One morning Gregor Samsa awoke to find he had been turned into an insect." So wrote Franz Kafka in his genius short story Metamorphosis.

So writes Christopher Nolan, writer/director of Memento, in so many words. One night, our hero awoke...

Pros: structurally creative
Cons: Too much reliance on flashbacks; Guy Pearce's performance too urban cool

I rushed to see Memento based on early buzz and story line.
Successfully intriguing film noir is extremely hard to pull off, and that is why we rarely see film noir. Think about it, what was the last film noir you remember Hollywood producing?...

Pros: Stylish thriller with good acting
Cons: Jarring story style may not be for everyone

Memento is a small independent film that has garnered wide critical acclaim. Though it was released about a month ago, I wanted to help bring notice to it; Pearl Harbor doesn’t need (or, from the looks of it, warrant) my attention.

Memento...

Pros: diabolical, well-acted, ingenious
Cons: a little hard to follow if you get distracted at all

During and after this movie I had one overwhelming feeling: that someone had unlatched my head, removed it, penetrated the cranium, and replaced it.

This movie is diabolical in many ways, not least of which is the way in which the story is...

Pros: One of the best films of recent years with amazing performances and storytelling
Cons: A dark and difficult film - not for everyone

I remember Stuart Klawan’s excellent review of “Pulp Fiction” in The Nation. He pointed out that if the average contemporary film was like checkers, then “Pulp Fiction” was like chess. Well, by that analogy “Memento” is like one of those abstruse...

Pros: Excellent plotline, inventive narrative structure, always keeps you guessing
Cons: Can be somewhat confusing at times

On the surface, "Memento" seems like a relatively straight-forward film - a man named Leonard(Guy Pierce) seems revenge for the rape and murder of his wife, as well as for an attack on him which makes it impossible for him to retain memories. The film...

Pros: A very well-made movie with an original premise.
Cons: Very hard to follow.

People do not like to admit when they are having trouble following the plot of a film. They sit in the theater and miss crucial details while contemplating exactly what is going on. They stare at the screen and avoid eye contact with the person next to...

Pros: very well done and suspenseful
Cons: confusing at times

I recently had the pleasure of watching Memento on DVD with my girlfriend. It was a truly awesome experience. This movie has fallen somewhat through the cracks and should be watched. At the same time, I feel I must also address the format we viewed...

Pros: Interesting storyline, keeps you engaged throughout movie
Cons: Ending may not come quite soon enough

I have to admit that I did not know much about this movie going into it. What I did know were the basics: a man is trying to solve his wife's murder while at the same time struggling through a "condition" that has left him no ability to retain short term...

Pros: Novel approach. Good editing/acting/photography.
Cons: Requires viewer to stay alert. Ending is a bit of a downer.

There have been other mysteries about people with memory blanks. Gregory Peck, in Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND (1945) played a man so traumatized at witnessing a murder that he mentally blanked out and assumed the victim's identity. Then again, Gregory Peck, ...

Pros: Interesting and new story line. Great direction and acting.
Cons: None, great movie!

The story of Memento is about the reversal of perceptions. Created by Jonathan Nolan, it portrays an innovative idea that memories cannot always be trusted, and leads us to question our own recollections. Not while you are in the theater, mind you, but...

Pros: Very original, most original film to come out in years..
Cons: Confusing, if this was played forwards, it'd be an average film

For once in a great while, an original film has been released into theaters. I wasn't sure if anything like that was ever going to come out ever again. Thank god for independent films. After hearing good things about this film, I decided that I needed...