Rating: 
Summary: Bad!
Review: There was nothing about memento that I likes. Well the acting by Pearce was very good but the plot was not that good. All I see is a psychotic guy who can't remember anything. He writed on himself...weird
Rating: 
Summary: Riveting!
Review: For the last couple of years, my friends have told me 'You MUST watch Memento'.
But what I knew of it just didn't twist my biscuit.
Well, I am so glad I finally got around to it.
. ... This film is stunning!
So well conceived, and it doesn't get confusing at all (considering its backwards!).
I did get a little tired of the backwards style in the middle, but it was a fleeting annoyance.
I loved the way he has to take Polaroid's of everything / everyone he encounters, and the way he pieces together the mystery. (Actually, you get to see him deconstruct the puzzle - dont forget, the film is backwards)
Brilliantly directed, brilliantly acted, plenty of twists and a fantastic ending (beginning?). A really gripping, original film that keeps you guessing, and a very satisfying ending! (For me, it was better than Inseparable, another dark film edited 'backwards')
Rating:
Summary: "How am I Supposed to Heal if I Can't Feel Time?"
Review: Some who don't care for Memento give hints on what may or might have happened in this fine movie... watch where you read. It's better to let this movie take you on a backwards path from end to beginning. It's truly fascinating. If you're not sure whether you'll like it, just look at the stars. You stand around a 90% chance of enjoying this film. From the moment I popped the DVD in, the main menu just blew me away. It's the MUSIC, by composer David Julyan. I watched this a couple months ago and the music stayed in my subconscious. Finally had to play the movie again, and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time, even after knowing all the twists and turns. I don't want to rehash what I'm sure most people do in these reviews. Reading them makes you feel sometimes like you're reliving Groundhog Day. One enjoyable thing was the way the DVD was produced. There is actually a dual main menu, and you can access the secondary one by slipping into the audio selections and then returning to the main menu. Even the building of the scene selections is a completely different approach to producing a DVD. More companies should be so innovative in bringing a fresh approach to creating unique menus. This is a great movie for thinking people to watch. It is one of the better- written and edited movies out there. And I know that most movie- goers want a movie that challenges the mind. Lenny (Guy Pearce) does plenty of thinking and I found myself trying to get into HIS mind because, while the story plays backwards, I want to know just where he's going and how he can keep his sanity. If I had the same condition as Lenny, I'd be completely paranoid -- I wouldn't trust anyone. What better way to remember than having information tattooed? But how easy you can be manipulated when you have short term memory loss. I see there is a new limited edition of Memento at about the same cost as the original DVD, and I plan on owning this one. Rent the film and you'll more than likely discover that you'll want to watch it time and again, so you may as well pick up a copy. Listen. Most people voted Memento with a perfect score and less than 10% gave it a "D" or worse grade in a highly- respected movie site with a total of over 67,000 votes. Across the board demographically, the voters gave it at LEAST 8/10, with women 45 or older giving it just under 8. I would have thought that people under 18 might not like it so much, but they are consistent with the overall score. So get it.
Rating: 
Summary: Pointless!
Review: The film begins with Lenny shooting the man (or we're so led to believe) who he thinks raped and murdered his wife. The film then moves backwards in time because it wants the viewer to feel what it's like having short term memory loss just like Lenny, the main character. I admire the creativity, but it gets tedious. I almost lost all interest in the movie until Natalie provides a twist to the story. Then the end of the movie comes, which is actually the beginning of the story and the viewer discovers the truth: this movie was pointless to begin with!
Rating:
Summary: After the first time, watching it will never be the same.
Review: I personally didn't find the storyline to be paticually confusing, but have spoken to some very smart people who have. The film is basically told backwards in short increments, so you feel the same as the antagonist, Leonard, who has lost his short term memory.
Leonard's only mission in life is to find his wife's rapist and killer. Because he lost his short term memory, he has all the information that will lead to finding him tatooed to his body. Guy Pearce is a nice looking man, but wow, those tatoos were pretty freaky looking. The ending of this film is not one that can be guessed; not by a longshot, unlike the ending to The Usual Suspects, which I was told was a shocker but I figured out long before it came. In any case, this is definately a movie to watch while your fully awake and was very entertaining. I just don't know if I can ever watch it again--now that I know the end, it will never be the same.
Rating:
Summary: wow
Review: what a movie if u dont loke this great movie theres somthing wrong with u its just pure genius loved this movie its on my top three next to the lord od the rings trilogy
Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: This movie is great. and yes the movie is backwords and in my opinion makes the movie all the better. as you can see, almost everyone that didn't like the movie didn't understand because they couldn't keep up with the movie. if you like a movie that makes you think this is the one for you. You have to go back in your mind and play out what happened 10 minutes ago. It's like playing jeopardy, you get the answer befor you get the question. But if you like a movie where everything is layed out in front of you and tells you everything that is going on don't even bother.
(there is an easter egg on the limited editon dvd where you can watch the movie in chronicalogical order)
Rating:
Summary: Boring
Review: This movie makes no sense. So what if i didn't understand it, it would still be boring. I can't understand why anyone would like this movie.
Rating: 
Summary: One Slight Flaw
Review: So, lots of people have told you how terrific this movie is (except those that didn't understand it). I highly second those glowing reviews. Just two things, though: First, if Leonard can't remember anything since he and his wife were attacked, why does he remember his "condition" and explain it to everyone he meets? He seems to never need prompting on this point - he doesn't even have a tatoo explaining it. So, how could he remember it, since it happened after the attack and he can't remember anything he does, says, has done to him or said to him from that point on? For this reason I gave it four stars. Otherwise it's excellent, and deserves multiple watchings. One other thing: At the end of the movie we see flashbacks (?) of Leonard with his wife. There is a new tatoo on his chest that isn't there throughout the entire movie: "I DID IT". This was alluded to as a tatoo he would give to himself after killing his wife's murderer. So, was his wife really dead? Was it all an act (remember, he accused his client of acting, right?)? Was he dreaming of his wife being alive after his vengence? Is this just a left-curve thrown in by the filmmaker to confuse us? An enigma inside an enigma.... I also liked the menu "clues" - very clever, extending the story outside the bounds of the film itself.... Also, Guy Pearce could be my best friend's twin brother... very surreal watching him.... -
Rating:
Summary: ...right...
Review: WARNING! SPOILERS! =P
I don't really know why, but I really didn't like this movie at all. A friend said it was so great and so I decided to see it... but then I actually watched it. In addition to making very little sense to me (i had to have most of it explained over time), I didn't really understand the point of it. Okay, so you have some guy who has a case of perpetual memory loss. And he kills some people because he gets mad... So? Am I supposed to like him as a character, or feel bad for him? The guy gets mad at some guy because he thinks he's lying and so he ends up killing him according to a little note he writes on himself. I don't find the characters likable, nor do I find them particularly memorable. The plot is lacking, and the movie's focus limited to a boring monotony. It's about betrayal, and stupid ways that people mess each other up...eh. The only reason I give it more than one star is because it's an okay idea for a film. I guess it's also that I was reccommended this movie by someone who said it was so amazingly great, and I wasn't particularly impressed with it. Had I seen it without hearing about how great it was, maybe I'd like it better... I dunno... hype always seems to ruin movies. =P
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