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Memento

2000

Christopher Nolan

Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior ...

7.8

148,540

Thriller. Mystery Leonard (Guy Pearce) is an insurance investigator whose memory has been damaged following a head injury he sustained after intervening on his wife's murder. His quality of life has been severely hampered after this event, and he can now only live a comprehendable life by tattooing notes on himself and taking pictures of things with a Polaroid camera. The movie is told in forward flashes of events that are to come that compensate for his ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"I can't remember when a movie has seemed so clever, strangely affecting and slyly funny at the very same time"
		Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"You won't forget it (...) "Memento" doesn't just draw you into a dramatic mystery, it makes you aware of human mystery"
		Damon Wise The Guardian	"It's unforgettable... (...) 'Memento' turned out to be something very different. Its roots are in film noir, but it also harks back to the darker classics (...) Extraordinary"
		Marc Caro Chicago Tribune	"'Memento' is a thriller for people who are sick of thrillers, a puzzle movie in which the puzzle is actually worth the time and effort to solve"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Memento' is a diabolical and absorbing experience (...) It's uncanny in evoking a state of mind (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Lisa Nesselson Variety	"A bravura tribute to the spirit of 'Point Blank' (...) 'Memento' deconstructs time and space with Einstein-caliber dexterity in the service of a delectably disturbing tale of revenge"
		Jack Mathews New York Daily News	"One of the most original and ultimately confounding mind games to reach the screen since 'The Usual Suspects' (...) The movie is totally absorbing"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Though 'Memento' is impressive, it doesn't in the end leave much of an impression. Like a day in Leonard's life, it slips easily from memory, favoring sensation over insight"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[A] mesmerizing mind-bender — it's really a mind fuck as well as a new classic among thrillers"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"Genuinely perplexing and disturbing but still a thrill for true film lovers (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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