Workout for your brain

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2001)

Once in a while a movie will come out that stuns with its originality, premise, and execution. Such movies, like The Matrix, the Sixth Sense, and the Usual Suspects, remind us why we repeatedly pay 10 bucks to see a film that probably will only midly satisfy at best: we are hoping that this film will be it, this will be the film that will revive our interest and excite our senses.
Since you probably are already familiar with the plot sypnosis and the narative technique of the film, I won't waste any time repeating what you already know. Instead, let me say this to those who are hesitating about seeing this movie:
If you are one of those who stays near the mainstream Hollywood movies and away from the "artsy" ones, you have probably recently seen either a romantic comedy, a gross out comedy, or some action/ suspence film, and are planning on seeing another of that genre soon. Let me tell you this: even though these movies may be entertaining for you, you pretty much know what to expect before you even buy the ticket. Well instead of seeing another one of these movies this weekend, take a chance a buy a ticket to Memento.

Why? At the very least, you will probably enjoy this movie and have a good time. Its really not so hard to follow as most people make it out to be. However, my guess is is once you have seen excellence achieved on film (and Memento is certainly an example of this excellence) you will constatly be searching for the next standout movie. And this search for the great movies is what makes movie going such a great experience.