Memento

Pros: The story, the acting, the whole shebang...
Cons: Some may find the format frustrating.

"Memento", quite possibly the best movie of the year, is a thriller that shows us it’s not necessarily the story being told that makes a good movie, it’s the way it’s told.

Targeted towards an older, 16-30 year old crowd, the film noir that...

Pros: Just great movie--the best I've seen this year!
Cons: Not for kids. Adults may find it too confusing.

Given that there is already tons of info and reviews of this movie on Epinions and elsewhere, I'm going to keep my review short.

The movie is about a very confused character, and the filmmakers do an excellent job of conveying that feeling to...

Pros: the technique actually has purpose it carries off well.
Cons: none

I could tell you what happens in this movie. I could tell you that Leonard Shelby is suffering from a memory disorder caused by a blow to the head. I could tell you that the blow to the head came when Leonard accidentally interrupted an attack on his...

Pros: Leaves you thinking, close enough to reality to be frightening.
Cons: You must pay attention at all times. If you miss anything you're doomed.

Memento is a very hard movie to describe. If I write about its plot, its characters, even its shot sequence, I give away a large part of what helps make it so great. So, what can I say? I'll mention some of the directorial effects and talk about the...

Pros: Highly inventive and original, exciting, funny and touching
Cons: Can't remember any, really

Okay, it’s time to stop looking for the best movie of 2001. We already have it. There will be a boatload of more popular movies, to be sure, because any film this complicated and witty and funny and sad and unnerving and… well, different, will turn off a...

Pros: novel, suspenseful
Cons: cold, dry

Film noir is still alive. Hardboiled detective types are still chasing down the elusive truth, and still misled by beautiful femmes fatales. “Memento” is a new film noir, following all of the old conventions, but adding a new twist. Guy Pearce,...

Pros: An ambitious film with a very delicious premise.
Cons: Unravels at the end. Too smart for its own good.

"Memento" is a very unique film. How unique?
In essence, it's told backwards. The audience sees
the resolution of a scene and then the beginning of
a scene. This is fine, for an hour. After an hour,
this particular style began...

Pros: It's a very unique and interesting and thought provoking film.
Cons: If you don't like films that make you think, then stay away.

Memento has quickly become one of my personal favorite films of all time. It's a mystery caper and a thriller and a bit of film noir roled into one. It's different. It's unique. Let me begin at the beginning; Leonard (don't ...

Pros: Interesting
Cons: Interesting

This movie did not use a regular "formula." That's usually a good thing. However, in this movie, I think a formula would have made it a little more entertaining. The use of flash backs (or were they flash forwards) got a little tiresome and we found...

Pros: Engrossing, well-acted, editing technique was well done and unique, mystery fans will like!
Cons: Somewhat long and confusing, reliance on the formal elements (editing)

I guess cineastes and other people prone to pretentiousness (like me!) would say that: "This movie's appeal relies heavily on its formal elements and skimps on the meat and potatoes of film: characterization and plot".

In other words, "This...

Pros: The pacing and the twists
Cons: Guy Pearce's peroxide job. EEECK!

The mind is a funny place. It’s two main functions are to control the body and create memories, and sometimes it’s not always perfect at both. As some of us have read, back in the seventies, a popular method of hypno-therapy centered around repressed...

Pros: Unique and Original,riveting
Cons: None

This is one of those rare movies that you have to recommend to everyone the next day. I was walking through the video store and nothing really caught my eye. After nearly wearing a trench out by the new release section at my local Blockbuster, I happened...

Pros: A story that keeps you guessing
Cons: Ending, plot

The Story: You begin the film with a dead body and a man holding the smoking gun. What is neat is they film the opening scene backwards. This sets the tone of the movie. Basically you are going back in time to see how and why the character Leonard was ...

Pros: Brilliant action flick that redefines the genre.
Cons: I feel so DIRTY...

Must not forget this is only a movie. Slotcar motor and disposable pen for tattoo gun to tattoo it on myself somewhere that I must not forget this is only a movie.

Must remember that this is the same Guy Pearce from "Priscilla: Queen of the...

Pros: Compelling storyline, superb presentation, characters, acting, sets an incredible mood
Cons: Newcomers will find it nigh impossible to understand

First off, I just have to say, I'm still going over everything in the film, trying to piece it together. Now, to those who took that as a bad thing, believe me, it's not. I don't think in all the films I have seen (and I've seen a lot) that I have ever...