RUNNING TIME - 113 STARRING - Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano and Carrie-Anne Moss CERTIFICATE - 15

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2005)

Leonard Shelby suffers short-term memory loss. He remember only everything up to the day his wife was raped and murdered. With this handicap, his quest to seek revenge and take the life of the criminal, becomes so difficult that he must rely on Polaroid photographs and tattoos to inform him of his progress each time his memory is wiped. He suffers greatly as he fails to find anyone he can trust and begins to lose faith in himself.
Memento is an absolute first of its kinds. The story is told in reverse and every scene came after the next. The events being told backwards is not a disadvantage as it only gives the viewers an opportunity to know only what Leonard knows. The feature successfully avoids dramatic irony and therefore displays a more personal approach with regards to what angle audience is intended to see it from.
This movie shows Guy Pearce at his best. His voice is serious and his acting is of incredible quality. The scenes begin and end in all the right places.
This is not the film to see if you feel like a light viewing. The pure complexity and intense story is enough to require much concentration from its viewers. If you do plan to sit through the experience, I can assure to the vast majority, it will be extremely enjoyable.