One of the most original movies (and screenplays) in years.

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2001)

I just want to talk about this film - but I don't want to ruin it for anyone. So I'll give nothing away. Instead, I'm simply going to go out and tell everyone to see it, because right now it's playing in only one place in Northern New Jersey: at an "Art House" in Montclair. (Yes, this is the same New Jersey that lies just west of New York City). It's my fear that this thing will disappear the way some wonderful films of the past have - like "The Hit" or "House of Games".
This movie has to be seen to be believed - or understood. It immediately takes its place among, yet stands above, films like Pulp Fiction and Nashville. Please understand that I'm not saying those films are similar to Memento. I honestly cannot recall (no pun intended) any film that does what this one does.
Rather, it is that rare work that can truly be called inimitable. Unique. No one will ever make a film like this one again. What's the point? It has now been done. Did anyone ever try to paint a better mural of the bombing of Guernica? Or a more essential Campbell Soup can?
I don't think so. And no one will try to improve on what this film shows and does - to its characters and to us.
So see it if you love movies.