I still can't wrap my head around a stark-interpretation of reality

Rating: 10/10 (2 November 2007)

How do we really judge who we are? This question was brought up throughout the entirety of this movie. Are we the sum of our actions, or of our memories? In this ecliptic, surrealistic tale of uncertainty, distrust, and overall confusion - we are captivated every second by the constant twists and turns.
Guy Pearce delivers an amazing performance as Leonard Shelby - a former insurance investigator turned vigilante searching for the man who raped and murdered his wife, and ultimately left him with a condition that doesn't allow him to make new memories. Reclusive and a bit eccentric, the story follows Guy Pearce backwards, from the opening scene where Leonard murders a man - all the way to how the entire fiasco began.
Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantalino are excellent back-ups. Who is an ally, who is an enemy? Who is there to help Leonard in his quest to locate the man who raped and murdered his wife? Who is there simply to exploit his condition for their own personal gain? These things question you, pull you, and drag you throughout this movie.
We are taken into the mind of a man who can't distinguish from one moment to the next. He is forever subdued into a life of pure confusion and turmoil, where his entire life story(post-accident) is scribbled on notes, or written on the back of photographs, or tattooed to his own body.
Watch this movie, right now. Before you forget.