Absolutely the best movie I have seen in years.

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2001)

A buddy of mine went to see memento and commented on how utterly horrible it was. This is coming from someone who considers Quentin Tarrantino-esque movies are paramount and anything other is a fake or a bad movie. This is also coming from someone who went to the restroom during the movie one time. Let me just say that if you go to the restroom, pick up your keys, look into your box of candy, sneeze, blink, or otherwise remove your eyes from the screen for any more than 3 seconds then you have just wasted your time and money. This movie is not for the inattentive and restless. You must focus all of your attention unto the story that is jigsawed before you. This masterfully directed movie makes me wonder why hasn't this been done before? The answer is as simple as this. To make a movie of this caliber takes a director who works hand in hand with the writer. In this case Christopher Nolan is both director and writer and displays pure genius in the way that the movie is not written straight through from the beginning to end. The best way to describe the format and styling would be a backwards "leapfrog" approach. That's as simply as you can put a movie as complex as this one. It is a mystery and drama that makes you feel sorry for Leonard, the main character. Without saying too much he has a mental condition where he cannot create new memories and has a short term memory problem where even five minute conversations fade just as quickly as the scenes leapfrog around each other. Combine all of this with some serious twists and turns will leave you dumbfounded in the best meaning of the word. It is truly a masterful work which needs to be seen to be believed. My congratulations to Mr. Nolan for making the most unique and captivating motion picture around.