A man creates a strange system to help him remember things; so he can
hunt for the murderer of his wife without his short-term memory loss
being an obstacle.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Jonathan Nolan (short story "Memento Mori")
Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line moves forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time.User Reviews
I saw "Memento" in the
early afternoon, a fact for which I am thankful. Why? Because it then
proceeded to dominate the majority of my thoughts for the rest of the
day. That night I lay in bed, tossing and turning, my mind trying to
wrap itself around the story, and I absolutely could not GO TO SLEEP!
I finally just gave up on sleep, got up around midnight, and watched "Election" to cleanse my palate. Then I went back to bed and starting contemplating "Memento" AGAIN. Finally, out of sheer exhaustion, I went to sleep.
This is a movie that gets in your head and will not get out until you figure it all out. And that can only be done with extensive internet research. Reading "Memento Mori", the short story upon which the movie is "based" helped, too.
I finally just gave up on sleep, got up around midnight, and watched "Election" to cleanse my palate. Then I went back to bed and starting contemplating "Memento" AGAIN. Finally, out of sheer exhaustion, I went to sleep.
This is a movie that gets in your head and will not get out until you figure it all out. And that can only be done with extensive internet research. Reading "Memento Mori", the short story upon which the movie is "based" helped, too.
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