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For everything in life, you must pay attention, and to the degree that you do not pay attention, you must pay.
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MEMENTO
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400
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Guy Pearce (
L.A. Confidential
) and Joe Pantoliano (
The Matrix
) shine in this absolute stunner of a movie.
Memento
combines a bold, mind-bending script with compelling action and virtuoso performances. Pearce plays Leonard Shelby, hunting down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The problem is that 'the incident' that robbed Leonard of his wife also stole his ability to make new memories. Unable to retain a location, a face, or a new clue on his own, Leonard continues his search with the help of notes, Polaroids, and even homemade tattoos for vital information.
Because of his condition, Leonard essentially lives his life in short, present-tense segments, with no clear idea of what's just happened to him. That's where
Memento
gets really interesting; the story begins at the end, and the movie jumps backward in 10-minute segments. The suspense of the movie lies not in discovering what happens, but in finding out
why
it happened. Amazingly, the movie achieves edge-of-your-seat excitement even as it moves backward in time, and it keeps the mind hopping as cause and effect are pieced together.
Pearce captures Leonard perfectly, conveying both the tragic romance of his quest and his wry humor in dealing with his condition. He is bolstered by several excellent supporting players, and the movie is all but stolen from him by Pantoliano, who delivers an amazing performance as Teddy, the guy who may or may not be on his side.
Memento
has an intriguing structure and even meditations on the nature of perception and meaning of life if you go looking for them, but it also functions just as well as a completely absorbing thriller. It's rare to find a movie this exciting with so much intelligence behind it.
--
Ali Davis
[
courtesy of Amazon.com
]
ITEM DETAILS
Consciousness Calibration Level:
400
Submitted by:
megan tatham
Directed by:
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Guy Pearce
,
Carrie-Anne Moss
,
Joe Pantoliano
MPAA Rating:
R (Restricted)
Theatrical Date:
01 January, 2000
Release Date:
04 September, 2001
Manufacturer:
Columbia Tri-Star
Format:
Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
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