A modern day classic

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2015)

This film was always on my "must watch" list, so after over a decade, I final sat down and pressed play. I was disappointed, but only in my own procrastination. This movie is a masterpiece!
Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a man with no short-term memory who is trying to find the man who killed his wife. As the viewer, you are kept in a similar state to Leonard as you only see pieces of the story at a time. You start off with him shooting a man in the head and spend the rest of the movie trying to understanding why.
Because of the method of telling the story, you can relate to Leonard because you don't know any more than he does, but then you begin to feel for his situation as you slowly start to understand how the other characters are playing him.
Carrie-Anne Moss gives an amazing performance in an amazing role where she evolves from an seemingly abused victim, to a manipulative and malicious piece of work. I loved her in The Matrix, but she is even more impressive here. Her Matrix co-star, Joe Pantoliano, is just as good. He's a constant enigma and you never really know whether to trust him and I still don't can't decide whether he deserves the bullet at the end (or the beginning)!
Don't do what I did and put it off; make sure you watch this film. Then watch it again.