Incredibly original and incessantly intense; however, lots of holes begin to unveil upon replay.

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2014)

Christopher Nolan's breakthrough feature (second overall feature after the equally awesome "FOLLOWING") is a psychological-thriller told in two different sequences (one, black-and-white and in chronological order; another, color and in reverse order) about anterograde-amnesiac Pearce searching for the mysterious John G. (the man who raped and murdered his wife Fox and caused his short-term memory loss) all the while gaining information from people who appear to be sympathizers but may be using his condition to their advantage, and piecing together the puzzle through numerous Polaroid photographs. Incredibly original and incessantly intense; however, lots of holes begin to unveil upon replay. Based on the then-unpublished short-story MEMENTO MORI, written by director's brother Jonathan.
*** (out of four)