370 Comments & Counting

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2001)

As I write this there are 370 comments on Memento. Most movies have trouble eclipsing 50. This fact alone should encourage you to see Memento. I don't think it's necessary to pick the plot apart, because everyone I've talked to has a slightly different interpretation than the other. The point is, this movie really challenges the audience to stay focused with it the entire time, and to think, to connect things. And most importantly, it doesn't leave you with the theater. A lot of movies, like, oh say, Rob Schnieder's The Animal probably will stay with your popcorn in the trash after you leave the theater. Memento's right there with you, and, it's really annoying. You'll be thinking and talking about Memento for a week, and if you saw it with anyone that's all you'll talk about at least the night you've seen it. For this reason, it deserves to be in the top twenty or so movies of all-time. Some people might miss the charm of the movie if they try to pick it apart too much, since the character Guy Pearce plays is so concerned with details we become too, and there is a point where you can go too far in trying to interpret. It's best to let the movie just flow into you and enjoy.