You won't forget this movie!

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2001)

About a couple of months ago, I read with curious interest, a review of a movie called Memento on Mr. Showbiz. It caught my eye coz of my fellow Aussie, Guy Pearce(LA Confidential, Ravenous) starring in it. Since then, I have waited and waited and waited...until finally a couple of days ago, I saw it in my local video library. I knew it was a thriller about a guy out for revenge, but the pace, the acting, the plot and the structure of this movie totally astounded me. My girlfriend wasn't too keen on watching it initially, but in the end she was so hooked on to the movie, that she missed her bus to work and had to catch a cab! I won't ruin this picture for you other than letting you know what a gem of a movie this is!! A noirish thriller with superb pacing, directing and competent acting by the ensemble cast, especially from Guy Pearce as the insurance investigator/detective Leonard Shelby. Glad to see the Aussies doing so well and making quality pics rather than just mindless, brain-numbing blockbusters...Do not miss this movie for any reason!!! I have rated this 9 out of 10 simply because I never rate any movie as being perfect. But this one is right up there..after all 15,000 voters and a top 10 rank from IMDb users can't go wrong, can it?
Cheers Rahul Prasad