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Possibly the best movie I've ever seen
I watched the entire movie with my mouth open, glued to the screen. (Well, almost :) ). I have never before, and not afterwards, found a movie that was quite as good as this one in terms of captivation, plot, and the idea. The story sucks you in, and your brain is working the entire movie trying to figure out exactly what's going on. On my first take, I didn't quite get the outcome, so it took me some time and watching it again to really figure it out. <
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>The basic plot is about a guy who has an amnesia-like disability, where he does not remember immediate past events. The story progress backwards (!) from the end, and this technique makes you see the main character's predicament. Except we, as the viewer, see the 'future' and know what will happen to him next. <
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>I thought the actors were great, the director did a great job and, to quit raving about this movie, I have to say that it's simply SUPERB. Watch it and you won't be dissapointed.

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If not the greatest, then the most original thriller ever put on film.
"Memento" eclipses everything which preceded it, and set the bar so high it may never be topped. And all for $5 million in production costs. <
>Director Nolan does a remarkable job of juggling the complex plot elements, but sabotages himself with some of his rather ordinary visual schemes. I refer you to the diner sequence in which characters portrayed by Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano converse over soup. Given that the film was shot in Panavision's 2.35:1 anamorphic process, the scene would have played more effectively if Nolan had simply planted his camera for a medium shot of two skillful actors as they provided plot exposition. Instead, Nolan intercuts between close ups of the two, which is a method more typical of and appropriate for the narrower aspect ratio of television. Close ups work best when used judiciously and to provide emphasis. <
>I mention this only because this is how detailed I have to go in order to find fault with the film. If I didn't know better I would swear that Pearce is an American actor--his accent is that authentic. All of the performances are convincing and it's always fun to see "Eve 6" (Harriet Sansom Harris) from that great "X-Files" episode. <
>This film is proof of the morally bankrupt notion that movies have to cost $200 miilion or more. I am SICK of ugly, witless, loud blockbusters which are polluting pop culture. If the choice is to spend that sort of money making a movie...or allow the movie to go unmade... <
>"Now, where was I?"

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"We all need a mirror once in a while to see who we are"
Memento is the ultimate whodunit mixed with time-space conundrums. It swallows up the competition in this department, but maybe that is because it's near overload. Forward, back,.Two steps back one step forward. After a while it feels like I'm watching Jeopardy! I'm always getting the answers, and finding out how they turned out that way can end up being half the fun. <
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>The movie centers on a man named Leonard (Guy Pearce) who is trying to put together clues to figure out what is happening to him. His last real memory is of his wife dying at the hands of an unknown assailant. The movie starts out showing us Leonard in a motel room going over various notes and messages he has written to himself on pieces of paper, his hands, and various Polaroid pictures he has taken. Leonard seems to have his short-term memory "reset" after every 17 minutes or so. The result of this memory loss comes from the accident that took place when he tried to stop his wife's assailant. <
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>Memento is one you really have to pay attention to, and I'm not kidding. However, you'll catch on to the pattern after a while, which makes it even more fun. The show will jump back and forth to show Leonard in various stages, and then show us how he actually got there, why he wrote down what he did, and if he is in fact, coming closer to getting an answer. Paranoia seems to set into the theme well as we, the viewers, can never be sure who to trust, let alone wonder if what Leonard is writing down will lead to his success or ultimate demise. The "Facts" that he gathers are tattooed onto his body with a bic pen and a needle (kids, don't try this in study hall). Along the way there are two other characters that are with him in his dealings of these issues, one is a guy named Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) who may be a hood, or a cop, or neither. The other is Natalie (Carrie-Anne Moss) who seems to be in her own troubles deep enough, and yet is somehow connected with Leonard. <
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>As far as independent or "contemporary" filmmaking goes, this thing is a masterpiece. Tight Script, in depth plot not muddled by tons of extras, effects, and poor dialogue. What you have is an amazing "trip" wrapped up in a puzzle inside a...okay you get the picture (no pun intended). I'm glad I...remembered (again, no pun intended) to give this movie another chance after my initial 17 minute viewing of it, whereupon I turned it off. Or did I just forget how it began? Again, no pun. <
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>Memento was written and directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2000.