Rating: 
Summary: --Intense, Stimulating; It surpasses Brilliance.--
Review: If you love creative storylines and a sustaining plot and great acting, this is a Must See!Memento is different from any other movie because it keeps you glued into your seat, it's mysterious and it evolves into a more interesting and thrilling action sequence.
You're missing out if you don't watch this.
This is one of the best movies ever written, easily. I don't want to spoil the movie, so enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: Mind Bending
Review: I've been very fortunate in the last couple of weeks to have seen two incredible movies. One was "Requiem for a Dream" which is enough to drive a person right over the edge with sheer intensity, the other is Memento. I've been bombarded by cheap, half-a$$ed, smarmy flicks for so long that I'd forgotten how good movies could be. I've talked to people who've expressed frustration over how difficult this movie is to follow, but to me, that's what makes it so great. This movie isn't a mere distraction or white-noise on your TV, this movie requires participation. It commands your attention and it makes you THINK. Thinking is something we've all been doing a lot of lately, but for too long many of us have been content to allow our brains to slip into auto-pilot and cruise along unchallanged. So next time you go to the video store, put down that lame Adam Sandler movie you've already seen half a dozen times and rent this one instead. Do your brain a favor and treat it to one of the most original and thought provoking movies of the last decade or so. Your brain will thank you.
Rating:
Summary: Superb!
Review: This is one of those films that you have to sit and concentrate hard on what's going on. It took me a few watches to catch everything in fact, but maybe that's just down to my stupidity! In it, Leonard is trying to avenge his wife's rape and murder. Interestingly enough the movie is told backwards, and the solution is ironic in the fact that it is the very beginning of the story. The film challenges our memories, and perceptions of reality. Yet, unlike so many well-meaning films before it, it's thrilling as well as being intelligent. The acting is wonderful, Pearce giving a performance just as good as he did in "LA Confidential". This is one film you won't want to miss.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost Brilliant
Review: MAybe the review should be called "Half Brilliant" instead. The first half of this movie is not just taught but also funny as hell. The humorous aspects of Guy Pearce's "Condition" are really well-placed and just make the audience laugh out loud. But the second half of the movie abandons the humor of the story and instead turns into a full-fledged thriller. It's good still, but not nearly as good as the movie's first part. In fact, I'd say the first hour of this movie is one of the best hours of film I've ever seen. Though it does tail off, the movie is still supurb and worth buying.
Rating:
Summary: memento is memental
Review: wow. twisted. frightening. dark. splendid drection...outstanding acting (pearce, pantoliano)...superb soundtrack. you get emotionally pulled in...and emotionally spit out...you will feel almost exhausted after watching and experiencing this film. "now, where was i?"
peace
Rating:
Summary: Don't Miss one of the years best!
Review: Memento is one the most thrilling, intense, screwed up films I have ever seen. Besides that it is one of the best written, directed, and acted films I have ever seen. About a guy who has short term memory loss who is trying to find the guy who murdered and raped his wife, and the screwed up thing is that the whole movie is told backwards. An interesting, original idea that will blow you away. Guy Pearce is very intense and passionate as Leonard, and Carrie Anne Moss gives an equally convincing performance as Danielle. Full of surprises Memento does not disappoint, but one movie you have to watch and listen to very carefully or you will get easily confused. Highly recommended and could be considered one of the years best!
Rating:
Summary: A Review In Two Parts
Review: The first part of this review is for those who have not seen this film. The second part is specifically for those who have viewed this film more than once. In this first part I will mention that this film is highly unusual. Even a description of the plot and characters would only be my abstract and subjective opinion. You the viewer, are the final judge as to what actually took place within the story. This movie is that obscure, intricate, illusive, and downright subjective. This is not (not at all) the type of movie that you go into viewing with preconceived ideas--whatever they may be. If you are the type of person who just has to know about a movie before you even watch it, you are doing yourself a grave disservice in this case. Exercise your mind and your comprehension skills and view this film without any foreknowledge, other than the fact that you are in for a special dosage of mental stimulation. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys being intellectually challenged. Those of you who are intuitive and sensitive to subtleties, those of you who notice things that others overlook, and those of you who are clever and inventive will love this movie. Detectives, medical professionals, psychologists, sociologists, scientists, mathematicians, and creative professionals, such as writers, will find this film very rewarding. This is certainly the type of film that you will want in DVD. You will have questions that only the extras on the DVD can answer for you. There is also a website set up specifically for admirers of this fantastic movie. If after watching, you can figure out the website address, you are very clever. In this second part I would like to discuss my opinion of what I believe is an overlooked aspect of the plot and the main character, Leonard. If you think I am on to something, than e-mail me. I have many ideas about how to interpret this film, however I am going to give a very unusual interpretation here, in hopes that there are others out there that, like me, like to think "out side the box", so to speak. The way I see it, Leonard is a person who loves to kill. He has been killing prior to meeting this person he refers to as his wife, who is actually not his wife. He uses his memory condition as a contributor to his psychological dysfunction (his need to kill). He remembers what he needs to remember, and forgets just what he needs to forget. Leonard displays both sociopathic and psychopathic behavior. He surrounds himself with abusive, aggressive individuals who fuel his justification for his heinous actions. Leonard is extremely clever and intelligent, and he is disciplined and systematic to a precision. Leonard was committed to a mental institution prior to meeting his supposed wife--whom he also killed. There is special meaning to the one tattoo that Leonard can see at all times, "Remember Sammy Jenkis," and it is not because Leonard is Sammy. It is because Sammy is the first person Leonard killed, prior to his incarceration at the mental institution, as this is Leonard's reminder of his purpose in life as a killer. And the real kicker is that Leonard would have everyone believe that his memory condition is a physical handicap, when in fact it is a mental projection produced by his severe psychosis. And the beauty of this film is that it does not matter if my opinions are near fact or far fetched, what matters is that this film allows me to create what reality I would have with it.
Rating:
Summary: mental exercise
Review: Unlike most current movies, this one requires the viewer to think. This is the type of movie Alfred Hitchcock would produce today; very complex, but well done. Afterwards, we spent an hour discussing the script and characters.
Rating:
Summary: From the Sensei
Review: This is probably the best movie made since Fight Club. I don't know what more I can say about it other than to tell you to see it, then you will understand...
Rating:
Summary: You'll watch it over and over
Review: Heck, you'll have to. This movie makes you twist your mind and think around corners. After the first viewing I was wondering if the 'mystery' was ever solved! I see this as one of those great 'little' movies that are simply wonderful, like "Slingblade."
| 
