Clever, but over-worked.

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 2004)

While I really admire the film-making and creativity in this movie, its story telling technique becomes rather tedious after the first hour. Even though Memento breaks the story-telling mold by showing you events in reverse order, the plot is quite linear. By the halfway point I found there were no surprises left; and after being dragged through every scene twice in the course of a single viewing I felt as if I'd sat through a 3 hour marathon. The acting is superb however. Guy Pierce and Carrie-Anne Moss have amazingly twisted chemistry that unfortunately doesn't run throughout the whole film. The interaction between the characters and the intriguing script keep the viewer involved even through some lugubrious scenes. Overall: over-rated, but worth watching.