One of the Best Gimmick Movies Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2010)

Crackerjack thriller from fanboy phenom Christopher Nolan before he had directed "The Dark Knight" and "Inception" and anyone knew who he was.
The film's gimmick is of course what gives it its cult appeal. Guy Pearce plays a man with short-term memory loss who's trying to reconstruct the crime that resulted in the death of his wife. He has to write down anything he wants to remember within moments of its happening; he even resorts to tattoing important information on to his body so he will be able to recall it later. We only learn pieces of the story as he learns them, beginning at the end and working our way backwards. It's a gimmick that's pulled off tremendously well by the direction and writing, but no one should praise the film's concept at the sake of its immensely talented cast, led by an award-worthy Guy Pearce. He's given terrific support by Carrie-Ann Moss (of "The Matrix") in a femme fatale role and Joe Pantoliano, playing the film's bad guy.
I saw this film in Denmark. Can't even begin to think what a non-native English speaking person would make of this one.
Grade: A+