A movie to watch at least twice

Rating: Null/10 (10 June 2001)

I saw "Memento" yesterday with a friend. We discussed the movie for quite a while afterwards; each of us had a slightly different take. Nearly 24 hours later, I'm still thinking about this movie.
As you know from reading other comments at this site, people either love or hate this movie. Many people say they don't understand it at all. I don't think I will spoil the movie for people who haven't seen it yet if I tell them to ask themselves: 1) why are some parts of the movie in black-and-white whereas others are in color? and 2) why is Leonard's face scratched only in the color portions? Perhaps answering these two questions will help confused viewers to understand the movie a little better. (Hint: perhaps it's not accurate to say that this movie is entirely "backwards.")
Whatever loopholes this movie may have, I doubt it's worthwhile thinking about them. "Memento" is great fun, and draws the viewer into it because it forces you to try to remember everything that happens, and like Leonard you're unable to do that! See it again (and again, and again)!