Moneumental

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2019)

Although Nolan directed "Following" first, I consider this his debut feature film. I knew right away this artist was going to be special and he has not disappointed to date. This is one of the very best films in the crime / thriller genre. This film has excellent direction, screenplay, settings, editing, score, cinematography and acting. Pearce, Moss and Pantoliano deliver superb performances. Pearce commands the screen. His narration intensifies the mystery as the journey unfolds. The score also plays just as an important role as the characters as it adds to the thrilling and intense tone of the film. The plot revolves around a man named Leonard who is trying to track down the person who raped and murdered his wife. Leonard's main obstacle is he suffers from a rare untreatable form of memory loss. The only way for him to remember anything, even from minutes earlier, is through tatoos and instant photographs. Leonard is accompanied in his quest for vengeance by a man named Teddy who only adds to the mystery. The plot is clever, psychological, gripping, thrilling, violent, duplicitous, phenomenal, brilliant and has a cathartic ending. The plot is conveyed in reverse chronology which I've never seen before and left this viewer guessing until the very end which is actually the beginning. This is a virtuous work of art and one of the best films in it's genre.