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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Interesting concept - I liked the way they backpedaled through the story. All in all, though, it left me cold, confused, and unfulfilled.
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Summary: Bizarre but riviting!
Review: This is one movie where it pays to pay close attention. The movie runs backwards. It starts with the camera focused on a Polaroid instant picture developing-and showing a man who has just had his brains blown out. The movie proceeds to explain how things got to this point through a series of backward looking sequences that develop the plot in reverse.Guy 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, Polaroid's, and even homemade tattoos for vital information. Pearce does an exemplary job of projecting he "condition" he suffers from and the director provides ample illustrations of how others can exploit his condition. The suspense of the movie lies not in discovering what happens, but in finding out why it happened, as well as in trying to figure out which of the cast of eccentric and volatile characters are aiding, exploiting or hindering Lenny as he proceeds with his mission. The acting is uniformly impressive. This represents one of the best-and best used-ensemble casts I've seen in a long, long time. The movie moves along at a torrid pace even though there really isn't all that much action. This is a cerebral thriller. If your idea of a great movie is special effects, bodies, car chases and gun play, is not your flick. For a movie like this to succeed the editing must be first rate-the jarring backward thrust of the sequences is distracting enough in itself, so the other aspects of continuity that editing can provide must be present consistently. The editing and direction, for that matter, are both first rate. The editing also contains the clues that provide the answers to what's really going on. It bears repeating, this is a movie you have to pay attention to. If you do, you are in for a treat!
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Summary: 'RHAPSODY on a Windy Knight' [2]
Review: Or is it '13 Monkeys'? Yes, for sure - this mindbender of a movie [it's SO much more] pushes you face-first into the mind of the afflicted, and the fun of it is - after the initial viewing - to see if you can recall all of this ...... in sequence...... AND just where are you at the end? Hmmmmm.... GUY PEARCE [an Award - winning performance] shines as the befuddled hero searching for his wife's killer [s]; Joe Pantoliano as the 'helper' could just be an alter ego? Carrie-Anne Moss - picture perfect as the Barmaid - yes? AND?? It must have been sheer hell in the editing room! BUT the end product is stunning roaming endlessly over those blah motel rooms in LA'a 'valley', and the scum bars, and those confusing intersections and roadways back here. WOULDN'T be surprised if Mulholland Drive's limo passes by.......empty... Mr. Pearce is possibly the best import from OZ since Flynn. A great leading man - and a career worth watching! Kudo's to the non-distracting costume and art directing - perfect. For more fun? "Mirage", "The Passenger", "Last Year at Marienbad", "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", "Providence", etc.
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Summary: Okay, I get it. The idea is you're real smart, right?
Review: At the end of this movie, you're supposed to go "Wow! That's brilliant!" Instead, I was quite glad that it was over. It starts off with an interesting enough premise, but quickly gets way too wrapped up in its own clever structure and plot twists, and ends up degenerating into an experiemntal wank. I like smart movies, but this one just tries way too hard. I emerged from it feeling like I had just been forced into a duel with the director, with him trying to outsmart me every step back of the way when all I was looking for was a couple hours' entertainment. In the end, he succeeds in showing how clever he is, but does so at the expense of a good movie.
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Summary: Five Stars for Originality
Review: amazing?
so mind blowingly
when the concept is
not like this movie
How can someone ( Don't get it? Read backwards ;) )
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Summary: MEMENTO original and cool now on DVD
Review: I first saw Memento on Video and thought this movie rocks. Its original and thats what makes a good movie, the way its told backwards is good. It makes you confused but then the ending makes it clear, with a twist. What more could you want. The original DVD is pretty lame and i thought it could of had more in it. I thought Memento would have more extras then this!, now the limited edition is coming out, i cant wait to get it. You haven't seen the movie before, SEE IT NOW. if you seen it and want it on DVD then wait for this to come out, don't buy the other DVD, the other one hasn't got anything on it anyway.
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Summary: (no title)
Review: By now you've probably already heard about how awesome this movie is from your friends, or chances are you wouldn't be looking at this movie. That's how I found out about it. You've probably also already read the basic setup from other reviews, so i won't bore you with the redundancies of repeating the plot overview. This movie is probably the most fun i've had the movies in years. The plot draws you in, Guy Pierce's performances keeps you in, and the questions left by the movie's "ending" leave you wanting to see it again. And, if you do buy it, you will see something new every time you watch it. Every little intricacy and subtle nuance you find will answer a question, but at the same time, bring up at least two new ones. You are left ot draw your own conclusions about who is on whose side. In conclusion, Memento is an experience, and one not soon to be outdone.
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Summary: The most original movie in a decade or more
Review: I was lucky enough to get to see this in the theater and it rocked. You leave with what I refer to as the "12 Monkeys" feeling: you almost know what went on, but not quite. If you buy a copy and get to watch it again, you feel like you know the deal, but it never stops being intriguing. Trust me, there's a reason why it slid into the IMDB.com top 10 of all time even though it was never released to a lot of theaters. Carrie-Anne Moss may have already staked her claim in the biz with the Matrix movies, but you can now expect to see huge things from Guy Pearce and Christopher Nolan as well.
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Summary: Memento is perfecto
Review: The first couple of scenes I started wonder what on earth was going on. Thankfully, the more I looked the more I was intrigued. This movie is about a former insurance investigater named Leonard Shelby ( played by Australian actor Guy Pearce ) who has no short-term memory since the rape and murder of his wife. The film literally starts from the end and finishes at the beginning and has you more intrigued with every scene completed. In order for Shelby to remember he creates a system in which he writes down notes and has tattoos on his body which will enable him to find out what is truth and what isn't. This systematic and comprehensive approach by Shelby enables him to determine who he thinks killed and raped his wife. It's a real challenge to watch this film and I felt that the script was written really well. All up I give this a 4/5.
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Summary: A True Original
Review: I was on the edge of my seat for the entire movie. A movie told backward! Then of course afterward, the fun becomes trying to see how it fits together, whether it even does, trying to figure out the true nature of the characters and their relationships to each other. It is not simple, as the memory of the main character and narrator (Guy Pearce) extends only a few minutes into his own past; he can't be at all sure who he is himself. I have my theory about who he is, and after a viewing or two you'll have yours, but you probably won't feel certain. Along the way, though, if you don't find certainty, you'll at least have fun watching a truly original and engrossing film noire.
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