Highly Unique.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2002)

Guy Pearce stars as a strange character who is trying to find his wife's killer in this innovative, smart and amazingly well-thought-out movie that switches back and forth between real time and stunning flashbacks. Pearce has a rare form of amnesia which keeps him from developing new memories. Thus he "goes blank" every 10 minutes and this naturally makes catching his wife's killer near impossible so he must keep notes, take pictures and even tattoo himself to keep all the clues fresh in his mind. There is the suspicious Joe Pantoliano who could be the man that Pearce is looking for and the seductive but shady Carrie-Anne Moss who may have alterior motives of her own. Pearce thinks back to before his wife's murder and tries to put his illness in perspective as he has experience with another individual who had the same problem when Pearce was an insurance investigator. The film starts, stops and pauses throughout its running time by showing something happening and then showing what happened leading up to the event. It is all a jigsaw puzzle that will make sense in the end. Co-writer/director Christopher Nolan has truly created a film that is unique, innovative and overall brilliant. 5 stars out of 5.