More a puzzle than a meaningful story, it reminds me of how Edmund Wilson compared reading a mystery to eagerly unpacking a box of excelsior, only to find a few rusty nails at the bottom.

September 27, 2011 read full article

Memento is one of those jigsaw puzzles whose pieces snap together more tightly with each viewing. Fueling it all is a performance by Guy Pearce that's as indelible as the tattoo ink covering his body.

February 17, 2011 read full article

I am neither upset nor disturbed by Memento , only vaguely dissatisfied. I simply don't buy Jonathan Nolan's thesis that audiences know all the tropes and tricks of crime thrillers backward and forward.

April 27, 2007 read full article

It's all pretty confusing, but then again, so were many of the classic film noirs.

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Christopher Nolan's extraordinary film is a brainteaser and a heartbreaker.

September 07, 2001 read full article

A diabolical and absorbing experience.

April 13, 2001 read full article

Memento doesn't just draw you into a dramatic mystery, it makes you aware of human mystery. And that's food for thought and entertainment.

April 12, 2001 read full article

Challenge all viewers and gives them plenty to ponder after the credits roll, the lights go out and they reach the parking lot.

April 12, 2001 read full article

Memento is a thriller for people who are sick of thrillers, a puzzle movie in which the puzzle is actually worth the time and effort to solve.

April 12, 2001 read full article

Nolan uses the structure simply as a gimmick to refresh a stale story of revenge, crime, sex, a film noir that never gets any darker than gris.

April 11, 2001 read full article

Full of odd, hypnotic menace.

April 09, 2001 read full article

Nolan is a breath of fresh air as a filmmaker.

April 06, 2001 read full article

It will be an unadventurous or lazy filmgoer who doesn't want to play the movie's ingenious game.

April 06, 2001 read full article

Destined to become a new noir classic.

April 06, 2001 read full article

Memento's boldest stroke is its ingenious synthesis of structure and theme.

March 30, 2001 read full article

Bound to be talked about, debated and eviscerated far more than it's understood.

March 30, 2001 read full article

Terrifically satisfying film.

March 30, 2001 read full article

Wild, daring, smart and funny, Memento is this year's quirky film-festival hit that deserves to break out of the art houses and into mainstream consciousness.

March 30, 2001 read full article