Extraordinarily smart and unique ....

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2001)

a truly unique movie experience, quite unlike any experienced before. memento is a triumph in daring cinema, going by its incredibly high rank at imdb.
memento is definitely one of the best movies of the 90s. the storytelling is so incredible that the viewer is enthralled and engaged right through. there is no let up and the amazing reverse time-line technique is simply brilliant, thus recreating the plot in a whole new way ... as some parts get explained while others get more intriguing as the movie goes on.

its one of those incredible movies where the power of the screenplay is so massive that everything else gets side-tracked. the acting was competent, the dialogs too but the wonderment caused by the terrific plot overshadows everything else.
guy pearce as the man who has no short-term memory is adequate, the director makes the character so utterly believable. i think the entire credit should go to the director christofer nolan, despite being his first full-length feature, he shows tremendous conviction and understanding of the medium and its techniques, he seems to know exactly what to do to keep the audience on the edge of the seat always wondering .. what next? (or what before? haha) the one most striking aspect was the use of black and white to depict scenes in the distant past so as to lend clarity, without this smart move, the movie would have become totally incomprehensible. but as it is, its a terrific movie and worthy of all the high praise it has been receiving.
however, on an aside, i find that new movies tend to get rather very high scores which might not be justified in the overall scheme of things, i honestly am not too sure how well these movies will stand up after 2-3 decades. only time will tell.
but for now, lets just enjoy in the sheer thrill of memento
an extraordinary 10!!