Think!

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2001)

What can I say? I must congratulate Christopher Nolan for what may be the most interesting film of the year. Did I say "interesting"? You can also add "chilling", absorbing", "surprising", etc. to that. An incredible work of art and actually a thriller that makes you THINK. Most films have you guessing over "who did it?", but this film goes much further than that. It's an exploration of the human mind, of people's motivations too.
Maybe it's a bit too difficult to follow sometimes. There are moments that you really have a hard time remembering what has happened the minutes before. Maybe that's not exactly what you'd expect of a thriller. But after all, I think that's just what the director tried to accomplish here: by telling the story backwards (you have to see it to believe it!), you have just as much trouble following as the main character Leonard, who suffers from some sort of amnesia. (and has no short term memory) And it might as well be that this is one of those rare films that you HAVE to see more than once. Not like THE SIXTH SENSE, where the ending puts everything in a different perspective, but like ... well, like ... I don't know. I think you have to see it for yourself to be able to draw your conclusions. One might forget that right in the middle of all this, is an actor (Guy Pearce) who delivers a truly stunning performance. Pearce starred in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT and in L.A. CONFIDENTIAL and this is another great film he adds to that list. He might not be as big as his L.A. CONFIDENTIAL co-star Russell Crowe, but in his own way, this Guy is going to make it. And let us not forget that MATRIX stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantaliano (another underestimated actor) deliver great performances too. They all make this film not only worth seeing, but also worth thinking about. 9/10 (maybe 10/10 after a second viewing)