Memento is a poor man's Fight Club!

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2005)

Like several of its "neo-contemporaries" such as 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Others' - Memento is told to us in reverse order. Leonard, played by Guy Pearce, kills the murderer of his wife in the film's first scene, and the film then moves backward from that point, in roughly five-minute increments, to let us see how he tracked the guy down, ending with what is, chronologically, the story's beginning. Made with a budget of under $5 million the movie's structure has been oversimplified. Though there is immense thought behind the story, both technically and thematically, one can't help notice that this movie often lacks cutting edge sound, direction or photography to take it to a higher level.
This movie has quickly found a hyped cult status among some people. They're entitled to their opinion, but many of the negative reviews make it plain to see that this movie didn't quite grasp what director/writer Nolan wanted to portray. Still, given the way the film business works, critics usually have only one chance to see the film and have to dash out a review before deadline, so even many of the downbeat reviews should not discourage viewers from seeing Memento for themselves.
Overall this move is good, but is way too overrated at number 22 all time in the IMDb top 250. This movie can't light a candle to similar structured movies like Fight Club.
Can we get some more votes for Fight Club!