'Memento' - A Tale Masterfully Crafted

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2001)

Christopher Nolan's 'Memento' is an intriguing crime thriller that engaged me from beginning to end (or is that end to beginning?). Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) suffers from a condition. He can't make new memories. He is searching for a man who raped and murdered his wife, using Polaroid photographs and tattoos to remind himself every time his memory is wiped. He befriends Natalie (Carrie-Anne Moss) & Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) to help him carry out his deed: Kill the man who murdered his wife. Definitely the most riveting crime thriller in years, and easily the best movie of 2000/2001. Do not miss 'Memento' and don't believe anything not made in Hollywood isn't worth watching -- 'Memento' proves you don't need a big budget to keep an audiences attention and to tell a good story.