Customer Reviews
Momento - By: H. Butler, 24 Sep 2008 
This was the film that made me realise how much I love movies. But, I once saw a version of this moviein chronological order & it wrecked it. The brilliance isin the backwards storytelling.
Intruiging - By: haunted, 22 Aug 2008 Some films have an intriguing premise but don't deliver on it. Christopher Nolan's Memento deliversin spades!
The story of a man searching for his wife's killer but unable to retain any short term memories is obviously intriguing.
Nolan adds twists by telling the storyin reverse & having our "hero" aid his memory with tatoos & instant photos.
By the end of the film the viewer's head is spinning & we don't know what to make of the previous 90 minutes. Thank God for rewind buttons on DVD remotes!
The film is about memory. Nolan brilliantly plays with the viewer's own memory. At first we feel sympathy for Leonard, trying to piece together enough information from his disabled memory to get revenge on his wife's murderer.
At the conclusion we realise thatin the course of the film we may have played tricks on our own memories. Were the assumptions we madein following the story completely wrong? Were our sympathies misplaced?
A lot of the film hangs on the performance of Guy Pearcein the main character & he is brilliant. Carrie Anne Moss & Joe Pantoliano are also excellentin the main supporting roles.
Quite simply, one of the best films of the last ten years. You have to watch it!
A bit something and nothing! - By: Eternal Student, 22 Apr 2008 
I can't say that I hated or loved this film just somethingin between.
The storylinein itself is actually quite gripping & there are some clever aspects which make you think. Allin all when it came to the end though I thought it was a bit disappointing. It seemed to lack the spark of a well executed production.
If you can cope with the fact that it's very disjointed by starting at the end & then jumping to the beginning continuously (You'll see what I mean if you hire it), & you have a couple of hours to kill, then by all means hire it. I wouldn't expect a masterpiece however!
Don't believe the hype. - By: Garry Williams, 02 Apr 2008 
I was very disappointed by Memento to be honest. I'd always been told it was a fantastic movie which needed to be seen to be understood & to be fair that's not quite true. The basic premise is that the main character, after an incident involving the death of his wife, can no longer form new memories & while searching for his wife's killer must tattoo important clues on his body. The only real problem is that if you tried this you'd very quickly run out of skin while this guy manages it with half a dozen very artistic tats & a polaroid camera - but hey thats Hollywood. Oh & the film playsin scenes from end to beginning. It's not fantastic either. You figure out very quickly what's happening, the time jumps become very irritating & only Carrie Anne Moss & her character's devious manipulation of the protagonist saves this otherwise tedious film from a comatose inducing level of boredom. The final decision made by the main character (not to give too much away) is completely unexpected not because it's clever but because it's completely out of character & makes no sense. It raises more questions than it fails to answer. I'll let you decide for yourself but if you must see this film don't believe the hype or you'll be disappointed too.
confusing - By: Ms. F. I. Macdonald, 01 Apr 2008 though a brilliant idea for a story, it stil left me confused & perturbed & i wish it had been a bit clearer. Guy Pearce was goodin his part, but the storyline failed to grip me & resultedin me watching itin two parts.
