The best film I have seen in years

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2003)

Memento is genuinely one of the best films I have ever seen. Guy Pearce is fantastic as Lenny, the tattooed "detective" searching for his wife's murderer - his only hindrance is his short term memory loss. Notes, tattoo's, polaroids are scattered around him - and they are all the memory he has.
A friend of mine said The Usual Suspects is the better film. I really don't think so. Yes, Suspects is extremely good, one of the best films of the 90's - but once the films has ended, it has ended. We know the twist, we know what has happened. Memento's non linear narrative means that the viewer can watch the film over and over again, and still discover new things. I watched Memento when it came out in 2000 - and up until this day, I watch it and find things I missed out before. It also lets us come up with our own conclusions, unlike Suspects. Both amazing films, but Memento pips it for pure style and narrative structure.
Nolan, even though this was his second feature after Following, he already cemented himself as a great director. The film flows so well, the performances are spot on, with Pearce, Moss and Joe shining. The music is downbeat, and ties in well. Here's hoping Nolan's new film, Batman Begins can match this! Best film of this century so far.
10.