Should be in the Top 5

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2002)

Overrated? Hardly. Memento has occupied its lofty perch as one of IMDB's most highly rated films for 2 years with good reason. Most intelligent people get it. Often they only understand it in the way we recognize great art. We may not fully appreciate the techniques used by a Monet or a Van Gogh. We may not understand what the artist is trying to `say', but if we are honest, we must admit that we like the final result. Memento is as close to a great painting as anything I've seen in cinema. It can be admired on so many levels-the acting, the direction, the cinematography, the sound, the editing, and the story. However, I think Christopher Nolan's greatest achievement is that he not only puts you in the protagonist's shoes, but he proves beyond any doubt that memory is unreliable and that memories cannot be trusted. How many films accomplish so much? Very few.