!EMOSEWA

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2001)

If you haven't seen the movie, you may be confused with my summary. Well, as you'll see within the first scene, the entire movie plays backwards chronologically. I've seen many films that use the technique of mixing up the order of scenes, "Pulp Fiction," "The Sweet Hereafter," "12 Monkeys," and of course the film that started it all, "Citizen Kane," to name a few. However, never before has it been used to such perfection. So, the first scene is the last, and the last scene is the first. Or, is it? As each scene begins, you learn more about the scene you just saw, and trying to figure out Leonard Shelby's (expertly played by Guy Pearce) justification behind his actions after the fact always keeps the audience guessing. In this review, I don't want to give away all the plot lines or anything like that, I just wish to peak your interest so you will go see this excellent movie. After seeing this film I think of the annoying song "Closing Time," because the lyrics explain this perfectly. They say, "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." Surely you have no idea what I'm talking about now, but you will... that is, if you go see this "EMOSEWA" film!