Memento (DVD) Reviews

Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a man who has completely lost his short-term memory and is on a revenge mission. The film starts with the shooting of Teddy, who claims to be his friend, but for Leonard, he can't remember who Teddy is, so he has all sorts of information tattooed on his back. Confused? If not, you will be! This 2000 film is ...  Read the complete review

"I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there?... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Christopher Nolan is now best known for his superb films in the Batman franchise - Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but he began with far more noble origins, such as Following, Insomnia, and this, his most original and clever work, Memento. It shot him to fame, and the film ...  Read the complete review

This movie is simply fantastic. Brief story, guy has short term memory loss, as in forgets things afetr 5 minutes. He is trying to avange the death of his wife, by tattooing reminders of the killers and taking pictures of the people he meets. I love how some sections are in reverse order and some are in the correct order ...  Read the complete review

I bought this DVD for my husband for Christmas, just as a little stocking filler. I had heard about the film, but never watched it, and last night was actually the first time since Christmas we'd had the time to sit down and watch it! The film is about Leonard Shelby, a middle aged man whose wife has been raped and murdered, leaving ...  Read the complete review

This is simply the single best thriller i have ever seen. A work of genuis. The idea to play color scenes in reverse chronological order, and black and white scenes in chronological order is just brilliant. it puts you perfectly in the mindset of guy pearce's character leonard, as he cant make new memories due to a head injury. this sublime film ...  Read the complete review

It's ironic that a film concerned with short-term memory loss can make you think so much. British Writer-Director Christopher Nolan has created an incredibly engaging tale of one man's amnesia; how he struggles to remember anything other than the night his wife was murdered. Plotting revenge, he takes photographs and makes notes along the way, in ...  Read the complete review

It could be that Memento is one of the strangest films I've ever seen. It doesn't adopt any kind of straight forward narrative in the way that most other films do. Even its premise of starting at the end, and working its way back is done in such an odd way that its difficult to grasp what the film is actually about. From what I can ...  Read the complete review

Never really heard of Guy Pearce before this film, and never actually seen him in a film since, but if this is the only film of his that I see, I won't be sorry. I mean that in a good way, that I cannot see him being in a better film than this, he deserves huge credibility for his acting in this role. The film is about a man ...  Read the complete review

This is an old review I wrote a while back. Interesting to say the least. I'd heard little about 'Memento' even though it's one of the best thrillers according to IMDb members and critics. The story at first comes across very confusing, but I'm not easily deterred so I stayed patient. As the story unfolds, the air of mystery ...  Read the complete review

I believe this to be Chris Nolan's first attempt at a big budget movie, and he gets off to a brilliant start. Guy Pearce (LA Confidential) stars as Leonard Shelby. Carrie Ann Moss (The Matrix) stars as Natalie. Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix) stars as Teddy. The cast doesn't really go furthur than that. Now, the story. The film begins with ...  Read the complete review

Leonard is suffering from short-term memory loss after an attack that led to the raping and killing of his wife. Now he lives life from day to day, relying on photographs, hand-written notes and tatoos to remind him of facts that he needs to know. One thing he can't forget, however, is that his wife died, and that he is determined to find her ...  Read the complete review

This film is a wonderfully crafted film. Guy pearce plays the lead role of Leonard fantasticly. Leonard used to work for an insurance company,was happily married and found life quite easy. Then one night he hears his wife screaming,he bundles into the bathroom but the attacker is too quick and knocks Leonard unconscious.Leonards wife doesn't ...  Read the complete review

Memento is a psychological thriller, starring an impressive Guy Pearce as Leonard; a man suffering from short term memory loss due to an attack in which his wife was murdered. The idea is that Leonard wants revenge, with help from other characters such as Teddy, who is a very difficult person to judge. Obviously not being able to ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Guy Pearce stars as Leonard, a man who is hunting down his wife's murderer. The problem is, Leonard suffers from short term memory loss, and every time he finds a clue he quickly tatoos himself or writes it down to help him before he forgets it. Told in a series of ever more alluring flash-backs, the film is a fast paced ...  Read the complete review

This year we saw the release of the critically acclaimed film The Dark Knight, and before that the awesome Batman Begins and in between them was the superb film, The Prestige. Now before all this, having only released one other major motion picture, which was made for around 6,000 pounds and filmed on weekends, Christopher Nolan brought us ...  Read the complete review

Nolan is just brilliant. He has taken directing into another mainstream channel with his own type of intriguing films. Here is a film about a man who has a rare form of amnesia and can not remember anything longer than a few mins since the horrific incident where he was injured and his wife was killed. So to make sure he can remember what he does ...  Read the complete review

I haven't seen this movie in forever, but after thinking about how awesome and innovative this movie is I think I may have to go and watch it again. This movie is different from any movie I have ever seen, seeing as the storyline goes backward from the end of the movie to the beginning. This can be very confusing, but the director of this movie ...  Read the complete review

Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a man with an unusual brain defect - he has no short term memory and is unable to remember things for more than a few minutes including people, names, faces and actions. This film follows Leonard as he searches for a man who raped and killed his wife and is the reason for his condition - the infamous John G. ...  Read the complete review

A few years ago i started watching this film, however half way through i was interupted and was forced to stop watching. It was in the sale for £5 and i thought i'd give it another go. Im glad i did. This is a clever film. It must have been difficult to film, but it was worth it. This film is about a man with a very odd conditition ...  Read the complete review