Jun 06, 2023LPL_MaryL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Christopher Nolan really knocked it out of the park with this one. An exciting watch that is told from a non-linear perspective, absolutely captivating. The film is both in color and in black and white, one indicates the story in reverse…
May 11, 2023lizardi rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Ugh. 30 minutes of this was enough. The main character seemed like a person low on empathy before his accident, and I felt zero empathy for his predicament. (Karma?) . (Highly recommended by a librarian - which goes to show, as we all…
Oct 03, 2022trotter73 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If the director of this independent film (Christopher Nolan) tried to make us feel really confused, like the main character, he did it wonderfully. There are only a few movies like this one, the kind of movie that makes you pay attention…
Jun 04, 2022J0kGrZw1Ld2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A spellbinding, blisteringly spine-tingling noir-ish like mystery thriller that will throw you for a loop at each and every turn and then frog jump your brain with its wallop of an ending!
Sep 19, 2021MichelleinBallard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This film is the subject of Chapter 2 - "Nothing Outside the Text?: Derrida, Deconstruction, and Scripture" in James K. A. Smith's excellent book, *Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?*
Mar 17, 2020mJJLnk7 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Thanks to Jonathan Nolan's source material the short story (?) "Memento Mori", Christopher Nolan's direction, and Guy Pierce's acting, an underground masterpiece.
Dec 09, 2019Punnoval rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The construct of this film is of some interest - well described in infinite detail at "thisisbarry.com". Unfortunately it is directed by supreme hack/schlockmeister, Christopher Nolan. Unlike the Resnais/Robbe-Grillet movies "Last Year at…
Feb 07, 2019waltery rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
...This film was boring, boring, boring...the flashbacks and repeating of the same scenes became irritating....I believe a film with flashbacks must be balanced and directed carefully, like a really good cake recipe, you can't overdue the…
Nov 28, 2018KWhite190 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The puzzle-like nature of the scenes mirrors Leonard's own struggles to solve his wife's murder. Nolan's artistic decision to make the scenes confusing by playing the black and white scenes forward and the color scenes backward parallels…
Sep 01, 2017BaleHead rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow... this film is truly something else! Memento demands multiple viewings in order to fully appreciate the unique and original structure and narrative. Love how Christopher Nolan challenges us intellectually and makes us become an active…
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May 31, 2017triptophan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Memento is a good crime story. The main character has short term memory loss and can't remember things. The only thing he can remember is the day his wife was killed. And, he wants to find out who did it. The movie goes back and forth…
Aug 01, 2015rswcove rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
It's very clever and I loved it until the end, but the end doesn't hold to together- the twist violates the movie's own establish logic. And so it fails. I finished and felt cheated. This is stylistic artifice that falls flat, like a…
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cluhowy
Apr 12, 2014cluhowy rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This movie was OK but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it.
Nov 22, 2013Rukacat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fabulous movie...I have to borrow it at least 2 more times and maybe then I will be able to understand it better. It certainly makes you think. Christopher Nolan is brilliant!!
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