Memento (2000)
I am going to kick off a Christopher Nolan mini season with the first of his films that I ever saw and possibly the hardest to review without ruining it for the audience. What is great about this film is not that you can watch it more than once but that you need to watch it at least twice and it achieves this without the second viewing being driven by the fact that you found the first viewing so confusing or undecipherable.
Guy Pearce plays a man looking for his wife's killer but hindered by his “condition” in this psychological thriller. While the film uses a non linear narrative it is not just a gimmick and the sole point of the film. The plot and themes of the movie are really interesting, the way the puzzling narrative is put together is very clever and holds up and there are some good performances from all the cast that really capture a great tone for the film.
I am not going to say much more about Memento other than to suggest that if you have not already seen it then you should do so without reading any more about it. 5/5
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