Memento

Starting a Christopher Nolan movie watch through, I had never heard of Memento. Honestly, I’m not sure why. The movie takes a brilliant theme and expands on it in a way that keeps the audience on the edge of their seat the entire time. Using the “condition” of short term memory loss, we are able to put pieces together faster than the main character. Or, at least that’s how it would seem. In some ways, it’s a lot like groundhog day, except the main character is the only one oblivious to the day repeating. Seeing the characters around him abuse his short term memory loss, and learning who to trust, makes this movie well worth the time. In typical Nolan fashion, everything flows together wonderfully, and the action is placed moderately in a good way. I don’t have much to say about this one. It’s a really good film, however, the dialogue isn’t what it ought to be at times, and some of the imagery wasn’t great either. The characters were fine, but weren’t unique enough for me to remember their names or anything like that. Still, the fun comes from the interesting twists and questions it poses. Overall, 7.6/10