A Perfect Movie to Usher in the New Millennium

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2003)

"Memento" is one of those rare gimmick movies (it's shown backwards, folks!) where the gimmick actually pays off. Highly astute director Christopher Nolan simultaneously deconstructs the film noir genre while at the same time gives the audience the feeling that they are suffering from the same malady as the protagonist searching for his wife's killer. The brilliant structure actually gave me short-term memory loss when I first watched it. When was the last time a movie actually made you feel what it was portraying so acutely? Guy Pierce, Carrie Anne Moss, and good ole' Joey Pants give electrifying performances as we the audience slowly learn that no one has a clear motive and you can't even trust your own memory. This is the kind of revolutionary movie we need more of in this new Millennium.