Memories can't be trusted, only facts can

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2001)

I just watched Memento, and I am practically speechless. So many times before I have seen movies where a new concept or style is introduced, but the movies only quality is that it tried something new. Memento, however, was a great movie to start out with, and had the bonus of a new concept for a story line and a unique, new, and refreshing way of telling the story. The story is told backwards. The end of one scene ends up being the begining of the scene that preceded it. So, unlike any other mystery, in Memento you know the ending yet strive to know the begining. One line in the movie states something along the lines of how memories cannot really be trusted. Only facts can be trusted. Interestingly, at the end as you try to piece everything together, you realize that you have to trust your memory to figure it out. I don't know if the creators of this film meant for this irony to exist, but if they did, then all the more admiration and respect to them. I rarely ever give a movie a 10 rating, but I made the exception in this case. See this movie. Trust me. It is worth more than the rental price. You usually take a chance when you rent an independent film. Memento is worth that chance and more. Remember, if you can, to see this film.