Memento
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Movie Reviews of Memento
Movie Review: THE GREATEST MURDER MYSTERY FILM EVER!! A++++
Summary: 5 Stars
MEMENTO IS TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS THAT I SEEN IN A LONG TIME. THIS IS NOT A POPCORN MOVIE THIS IS A CLASSIC MURDER MYSTERY THAT ASK THE QUESTION...WHAT REALLY HAPPEN TO LEONARD WIFE AND WHO IS JOHN G. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS FILM IS IT LEAVE THE VIEWER TO DECIDE WHAT REALLY HAPPEN TO HIS WIFE ? SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT HE KILLED HIS WIFE, SOME SAY THAT HIS WIFES KILLER IS ALREADY DEAD AND THAT HE IS JUST LOOKING FOR A MEANING IN LIFE OR IS JUST THAT WE WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO HIS WIFE. WHAT I LOVE IS THE BRILLIANT ACTING OF GUY PEARCE THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF THIS MAN CAREER...IT HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE IN THIS CHARACTER...THE PAIN, THE ANGER, THE FURY, THE SADNESS, AND MOST OF ALL THE REVENGE. I LOVE THIS MOVIE BECAUSE LEONARD IS THE NARRATOR AND WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT REALLY HAPPEN IN THIS STORY THAT HE IS TELLING US. I LOVE THAT MUSIC IN THE FILM BECAUSE IT GIVES THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER IN THIS FILM AND MOST OF ALL I LOVE THAT ENDING WHERE YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPEN. I LOVE HOW CHRIS NOLAN DIRECTION IN THIS FILM I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WRITINGS I HAVE SEEN IN A MURDER MYSTERY IN A LONG TIME. I DONT THINK THAT I COULD LIVE MY LIFE LIKE LEONARD BECAUSE HOW CAN HE FEEL TIME. I THINK THAT I COULDNT BE ABLE TO LIVE THAT WAY. I HAVE CHILDREN MYSELF AND I WOULD BE SO SAD TO KNOW WHEN WOULD MY CHILDREN BE ABLE TO GROW UP BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I CAN SEE THEM IN A PHYSICAL SENSE BUT EMOTIONALLY I WOULD BE STUCK IN TIME. IT WOULD BE LIKE RELIVING THE SAME DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I KNOW THAT IF I TOOK PICTURES AND WRITE THEM ON THE BACK OF THE PICTURE IT COULD HELP BUT THE FACT THAT YOU COULDNT FEEL TIME IS TOO PAINFUL THAT IS WHY I THINK THAT GUY PEARCE PERFORMANCE IS SO GOOD AND THAT HE SHOULD OF BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR FOR THIS AMAZING WORK. CHECK THIS MOVIE OUT BECAUSE YOU WILL ENJOY THE FILM FOR THE BRILLIANCE AND MOST OF ALL THE EMOTIONAL PAIN THAT THIS MAN WAS SUFFERING AND THE REVENGE THAT HE WILL DO TO SEE THAT HIS WIFE KILLER IS PUNISHED OR DID HE?Movie Review: Very Creative Bit of Noir Filmmaking
Summary: 5 Stars
I will try to keep this review brief. This is easily one of the most unique and interesting movies that I've seen in a long time. The writing, direction, and acting performances by everyone in this film are all top notch stuff.
The basic premise of the film is a narrative as told from the perspective of the main character, Leonard (played by Guy Pearce) who is an insurance claims investigator. Due to a recent "incident" in which his wife is murdered, Leonard has lost the ability to retain any new memories. Older memories, however, are apparently left intact.
Throughout the entire movie Leonard struggles to find his wife's killer from within his tragic new reality. He does this moment by moment, desperately keeping scribbled notes to himself which are hastily written on hordes of post-it notes and Polaroid pictures. These notes are pasted all over his sleazy hotel room and clues he deems very important are actually tatooed to any bare spot he can find on his body.
There is a juicy twist, however. The entire story is told in reverse as a series of vignettes where Leonard recalls his past and interacts with the various seedy characters surrounding him. Each character has their own agenda, however, it isn't clear who Leonard can trust and who is playing him for their own ends. The other main characters are the crooked cop well played by Joe Pantolano, Carrie-Anne Moss as the scheming opportunist bartender Natalie, and a few local drug dealers and other miscreants. The coolest thing about this method of storytelling is that it really adds a desperate, almost schizophrenic tone to the viewing experience. This mirrors Leonard's own world and draws you into the character.
If you like being spoon fed the summer blockbuster type fare, maybe you should rent this first. This movie will challenge you as you will be confused through most of your first viewing. But to anyone who enjoys a good Noir-style film or just offbeat stuff requiring a little thought, I heartily recommend this movie.
Movie Review: See It Again To Appreciate It Even More
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this film when it first came out in theaters about 10 years ago. As has been well described in other reviews, it's a brilliant psychological thriller that keeps you guessing as you see each scene the way the main character would- without any memory of what came before. As the film progresses, into the past, the mystery is gradually revealed, and what we find out at the end, which is what happened at the beginning, gives new meaning to everything that came after. Sound confusing? Well it is. Which is why the film is worth seeing again.
Seeing it again after 10 years was a strange experience, and even more fulfilling than the first time. That's because I didn't remember how the story ended (or began), so I could appreciate the unraveling of the mystery anew. And yet, with each new plot detail revealed, I began to have vague recollections of what would happen next. That made each scene more significant and enjoyable.
To put it another way, when you see the film the first time, you're mostly in the dark about what's really going on until the end. And by then you may have forgotten much of what you saw because you didn't know it mattered at the time. Seeing it again, each detail becomes richer in meaning, the film seems deeper, and I could appreciate it on another level.
When you get past the superficial level of the plot mystery, what remains is a meditation on how we choose who we are in the world, and the role that memory plays.
After seeing this film, you may feel just a bit queasy, as you consider whether the foundation of your reality is as firm as you thought. We are, after all, what we know. And we know only what we can remember. And memory is imperfect at best, and may in fact be just a well-crafted illusion to create the world we want to live in. In that world, the meaning we bring to each new day is just a product of the memories we carry with us. There is a little bit of Leonard Shelby in all of us.
Movie Review: A detective film with a brilliant twist
Summary: 5 Stars
Memento is, in many ways, a classic hard-boiled detective film. The hero, Leonard (ably played by Guy Pearce), has no objectivity and is deeply connected to the crime that he is investigated. That crime, the mystery of which dominates the film, is the murder of Leonard's wife. Complicating matters is the fact that Leonard suffered an injury in that same attack that left him a severe impediment: he can't make new memories. As such, he relies on notes to himself and tattoos on his own body that provide clues about the identity of his wife's killer. The audience is as in the dark as Leonard is, because the film is put together in reverse order - beginning with Leonard getting his revenge and then traveling backwards, scene by scene, into a past that Leonard can't remember.
Putting the film together in reverse order is a clever tactic that would be nothing more than a gimmick if it wasn't put together so carefuly. What saves the film from being more than just a cinematic trick is some excellent directing and a terrific cast. Guy Pearce is brilliant as the befuddled Leonard, so sure of his path even though he can't remember how he got there. Joe Pantoliano plays his partner of sorts, an ex-cop who hopes to give Leonard some peace of mind but who may actually be the elusive "John G" that Leonard is after. Carrie-Anne Moss also plays an excellent role as the film's femme fatale, a woman who helps Leonard but whose motives are as much a mystery as the crime driving the film is. Put together, the cast provides a realistic, grounded performance in a situation that could easily fall into cliché and dramatic tricks.
There are very few flaws in Memento, and none that really detract from the film. This is an excellent movie with a fascinating mystery that unfolds in a unique way. While many films claim to hearken back to hard-boiled detective stories and film noir, Memento does it all and makes it look easy.
Movie Review: There Needs To Be More Movies Like This
Summary: 5 Stars
I really think that we need more movies like Memento. Memento scores big because of intellegence, maturity, and most of all being unique. The problem with many movies is that they don't bring anything new to the screen, and don't have any depth or intellegent plots. At first, Memento sounds like your average everyday movie, it's about a man who's wife was murdered and now he is seeking revenge. This seems pretty boring, but it isn't, because there is one thing that makes this movie a whole lot more interesting. Leonard, the man whos wife was murdered, got an injury on that same night, and because of it, he can not make new memories, he can remember everything that happened up until the injury, but everyting else just "fades," as he says. One more idea that is brought to the movie is that it is shown in reverse, starting at the end of the movie's story and ending at the beginning. It is a very intellegent idea, because it puts the watcher in Leonards shoes, you know what's going on at the moment, but you have no idea what just happened. You may think that the movie will be boring because of this, but it left me on the edge of my seat nearly drooling becuase I wanted to find out what would happen next.
Memento's acting is amazing. Guy Pearce puts on a very convincing performance of a nervous and confused Leonard. Joe Pantoliano also does a great job as Leonards friend, yet you never know for sure who he is until the end of the movie. Carrie-Ann Moss plays another one of Leonard's friends who puts on a great performance as a hard-to-impress yet understanding woman.
Memento is flawless, a masterpeice. Every element that makes up a good movie is present here, it is a deep and intellegent movie that will keep you on the edge of you seat, thinking and always dying to find out what will happen next. Without a doubt a 5 star movie, original, unique, exciting, and very intellegent, see this movie.