Brilliant Film!!

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2002)

This is a film which starts you from the beginning and sends you backward learning little by little about where you came from.
Guy Pearce is the man named Lenny who can remember his wife being murdered but can't remember anything after that.He has short term memory loss and can't remember what happens from one moment to the next. Which is why he makes so many notes. He does have alot of police notes to help him find the killer and everytime he gets another clue or fact, he has to write it down immediately or he will forget it. No only does he write BUT just to make sure he doesn't lose his important notes, he gets them tatooed on all over his body. The story, with the way it is presented, is some what confusing, as it would be for Lenny. Who can he trust and are people who they seem they are?
The idea of filming a story beginning with the end and ending with the beginning isn't new. It was done before on a TV show called "thirtysomething". The episode was about Gary and his wife, Susannah, having their baby. It started off just before the birth then went backwards to the starting of child birthing classes. It was a good idea but in Memento, it is put to great use and helps you understand the story and the character more. If you are thinking about seeing this, don't think, WATCH IT. One of the years best!!