one heck of a neo-noir masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2008)

Memento 6-30-08
Memento's is structured such that each scene in its primary narrative takes place chronologically after the following scene. Essentially the film runs, for lack of a better phrase, backward. Now in any other flick this would seem a bit gimmicky. A way to hide the fact that the movie essentially doesn't have much going for it other than its quarky narrative structure. Though Memento just happens to feature a protagonist that suffers short term memory loss. So our hero is constantly feeling disjointed, not knowing how exactly how he got where he is or what exactly his next move should be. Its one thing to use this condition as a plot device, its an all together different thing to try and put the audience in the shoes of said protagonist. Are you a bit confused while watching Memento, at times yes...but so is the hero. I find this to be a rather brilliant gimmick, if you add this to all the other brilliant exercises in rock solid film making you get one heck of a neo-noir masterpiece.