One of the most exhausting films you will ever see but one of the very best

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2006)

This is modern day film-noir at its best. A ground breaking approach by director Christopher Nolan to convey such a run of the mill plot as a man avenging his wife's murder in such a way as to leave you physically and mentally drained but at the same time keeping you on the edge of your seat, and amazed at it's brilliance.
Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby gives his best performance to date, quashing his excellent performance in L.A. Confidential. Carrie-Anne moss is also superb as Natalie, and shows more depth than she did in the matrix trilogy.
You sometimes feel as the viewer, having a mild case of Anterograde Amnesia, or short term memory loss to you and me, as so much is going on you forget what just happened, and have literally no time to recover. If it takes you a few watches to get, don't worry its guaranteed to leave you enthralled when you finally do.
Arguably the best film of 2000, along with requiem for a dream, and undeniably worthy of a spot in IMDb's top 250.
9.5/10 - it loses half a mark, for working hard to keep up.