Under hyped, over lauded, and damn good.

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2001)

"Memento" is a little, minimalistic drama, artistically and technically well done film, which has received accolades from all corners well beyond both budget and hype. A "whodunit" of sorts with a curious premises, the film tells of an insurance investigator (Pearce) who suffers midterm memory loss and can't remember anything for more than 15 minutes. Pearce sets about find the killer of his wife, a difficult task for a normal investigator much less one with his "condition". The film's story is simple, the characters few, and there's no sex and little action or emoting going on. Rather the film focuses on the investigation with a clever one step forward, two steps backward flow and tortuous denouement which camouflages the many holes in the plot making for a compelling watch. Recommended for all adults into whodunits who want something to mentally chew on.