Three words - this movie rocks!

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2002)

Where do I start with this movie? Everything about this movie rocked - although I was a little puzzled at the beginning [I kept thinking to myself "What the hell is going on?!"], and it took me a while to realize that the movie was actually playing backwards - not so that they all walked backwards and talked gibberish, as I think that is the usual misconception, but the scenes weren't played in proper sequence , I am pretty slow]. However, once the plot took off, I settled in for the ride.
In a nutshell, Memento is about a man named Leonard Shelby [played by the excellent Guy Pearce], who is impeded on his hunt for revenge on his wife's killers by the loss of short term memory [that in itself already sounds pretty complicated]. On the way, he is joined by others -but it is up to the viewer to decide whether they are friends or foes.
At the very end of the movie, there is a massive twist [of course I won't reveal the ending and ruin it for everyone] which surprised me and had me thinking "Aha, very cunning!"
Even if you still have doubts on whether you possess enough brain cells in order to understand or enjoy the movie, I suggest that you should go and see it anyway - if you don't understand it, hey never mind, you just get to see Guy Pearce strip down to his boxers - a lot.