How one event can ruin someone's life.

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2011)

Memento is a movie about how one event can change someone's life drastically.
Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a man who lost his wife after someone murdered and raped her. During the event, Leonard was hit to the head. This causes him to have no short term memory. He can only remember things that happened before the incident. In order to remember what he should be doing next, he writes himself notes and even tattoos himself (ie Memento).
During the film, Leonard tries to find the murderer even tough he has no memory. This will lead him to confuse a lot of events and persons.
But what is even more confusing, is that the movie is not playing in chronological order, as you'll notice. Because of that, a second viewing is needed to understand the plot more clearly.
The music, sound and tones (such as black and white) really set the mood for this movie. In conclusion, this movie is quite troubling but that's what makes it so good ! Don't miss this one out.