Fantastic. Keeps you thinking for days

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2001)

I'll not repeat what's already been said in praise of this film, but I will say, to the people who thought it a little 'gimmicky' that the way the story is told (in reverse) is,in my opinion, absolutely not a gimmick. It is a very clever device for putting the viewer inside the head of the main character. Combined with the superb acting and direction, you end up experiencing the action from exactly the same viewpoint as the lead character. Your sense of confusion mirrors his, and as you begin to identify more with him your lack of trust for any of the characters makes you edgy and distrustful. I've never before seen a movie that's put me in the head of one of the characters in the way this one does.
*Possible Spoiler* It's a far superior film to Sixth Sense or Usual Suspects because once you've seen the ending of those films you know what happened and the next time you see it the impact is completely lost. Memento has no traditional ending in that sense; you are left to make up your own mind as to how all the scenes fit together, as to what interpretation to put on all the character's actions, as to what their motives were. On top of that, it left me full of questions about reality and how we perceive the world, and how it makes us vulnerable. I thought this was a profoundly unsettling, disturbing, and funny film. 10 out of 10.