I'm still trying to figure it out- but wow!

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2007)

Brilliant modern "film noir" of a man suffering from a rare form of memory loss trying to figure out a murder. The unusual structure of this film still has me puzzled, but in a most posititive way. The acting is excellent in a low key way, and the atmosphere- mostly set in a cheap motel and restaurant all contribute something to the story. In fact they almost seem like players themselves.The shoestring budget only adds to the realism. Brilliant use and distortion of time seem to capture the thoughts going through the mind of the hero as he tries to figure out exactly what has happened.Also excellent and noteworthy are the transitions from black and white to color.This is not a movie for the short attention span crowd. You will have to see it at least twice to figure it out, but the resulting experience will be one that is hard to forget.Compare that to the hard sell, high concept films currently littering the multiplexes. A rare treat, especially for film buffs.