Unbelievable piece of writing and storytelling craftsmanship

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2001)

A film noir of unbelievable twist and turns!!! Guy Pearce (from L.A. Confidential) is Leonard Shelby, a man with an odd condition. He suffers from short term memory loss. All he remembers is easily passed in obscurity within a few short minutes. However, he has a fix for this condition by tattooing his body with post it remind letters to remember important things, and taking photos and writing on the back of them. It's important he does this cause after all, he's out to find out who raped and murdered his wife and get his vengeance. Even though Leonard can remember everything before his wife's murder about him and everything else, the trauma from the incident has scarred him and put him in this condition. However, we get the complete uneasyness and confusion of Leonard as people enter his life such as a bartender (played by Carrie Ann Moss of Matrix notaritity) and another somewhat perhaps shaddy character known as Lenny portrayed by Joe Pantoliano (Ralph from the Sopranos) may have alterior motives. Since Leonard will loose what he learns in a short time, you wonder if the other characters are exploiting his condition for their own needs and leading him to the wrong killer.
The film with great acting and great characters, excels at one thing that you will notice instantly. That is its use of story telling and narrative. This film starts off at the end, and then litteraly plays out BACKWARDS as we try to piece togethers actions from litteraly Leonard's point of view. This movie is UNBELIEVABLE with twists and turns, and who's and what's, and the simple fact that you are litteraly in Leonard's shoes. No movie have I EVER seen has placed the viewer inside the characters mind as this film.
And as for the ending, suspense, dry humour, use of grayed film / colour, voice overs, twists, writing.... the people/person who wrote this.... God dang it.. if they DON'T get nominated... heck if they Don't WIN the academy award for best Screenplay.. Then there is something wrong... NO wait... I take that back.........
If this film's writer(s) don't win the PULITZER PRIZE!!!!!!!!! There is NO JUSTICE.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just so you won't forget like good ole Leonard
GO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating 9 out of 10. (only -1 cause I know there's a small percentage of the population who just won't get it and will be lost. And you know what... that's a tragedy.)