What was I doing? Oh yeah, writing a movie review...good thing I tattooed it on my arm

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2012)

What a strange movie! I know that when describing this film the most obvious thing to mention is the unusual editing. But it's worthy of every mention, so forgive me as I repeat what everyone's said a thousand times. The reverse chronological order is quite a fascinating trick. Using editing to force the viewer into Leonard's situation was a brilliant trick that, though it mired me so much I had to sit there and ponder what I had seen for nearly fifteen minutes, is worthy of praise. Honestly, I can't think of a better way to use editing to create empathy than this. It's hard to imagine just how difficult it would be to have Leonard's condition...until you see it on the screen and realize just what that poor fool would have to deal with, solving a murder and not being able to remember anything about it. All-in-all I truly enjoyed this film, which just oozes film noir attitude with a fresh, new device to spice it up a little.