Raey eht fo eivom. Well it should have been.

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2010)

Apologies to the people who haven't yet seen this film and wanted to know what on earth the title of this review meant, but even saying might give away the slightest detail of the film. Well, it's unlikely you won't be able to work it out but try to appreciate the difficulty.
Doing a review for this and not spoiling it is about as safe as playing hop scotch on a mine field; but if you won't get too upset about knowing the gist of the film then continue reading now.
A guy has bad memory. Tries to find wife's killer. Leaves himself messages. Simple really. No of course it isn't and as if him having a bad memory and constantly repeating himself is difficult enough, the story is told backwards while another story of the same person plays chronologically forward until the two finally meet.
And to add to the pressure of your head possibly exploding with confusion and high expectations (it is 27th on IMDb), fear not. The Dark Knight Director Christopher Nolan is at helm, along with Guy Pearce and support from Carrie-Anne Moss - try to forget the fact she was in two of the most disappointing sequels ever.
All of them make this fall nothing short of sheer genius, despite not having any knockout performances. However that doesn't mean Guy Pearce isn't convincing as the poor chappy suffering anterograde amnesia (thank you Wikipedia). He deserved a lot more credit for playing such a difficult role without making the lead seem irritating or unbelievable.
Ending on a sad note, unless it is watched on a yearly basis it probably won't be the chin-scratcher it was when you first ever saw it, so do make the most of it even if means you have scream at a feather dropping because it interrupted your viewing.