It s a most challenging role, and Pearce is awesome. For permanent facts, Leonard tattoos his body with messages like John G. raped and murdered my wife . But on Teddy s Polaroid shot, Leonard has scribbled Don t believe his lies . Leonard, however, feels his wife deserves justice, even if it s wiped from his own memory. The world doesn t just disappear when you close your eyes, he says.
Memento is a gritty, stylish and thought-provoking conundrum of risky independent cinema.
You ve never witnessed anything so awesomely unique. Few movies connect on a thrilling psychological level while unveiling a wildly new storytelling technique, but this one does. It warped my mind. It blew my senses. Needless to say, I ll be holding onto Memento for quite some time.