Memento

Christopher Nolan is the bomb.

I (Hanna) have been a Christopher Nolan fan since Inception (I know, I know... me and every other person on earth). Naturally, I was interested in seeing some of his earlier works, to see if they even remotely came close to the league that I have placed Inception in. Now, I love a movie that leaves you scratching your head at the end, thinking, "What on earth did I just watch?" If you're like that as well, then by all means... watch this movie!

I don't think I'm capable of explaining precisely why this movie is so complex. But in a nutshell, the main character Leonard (who has has anterograde amnesia) is investigating the events that lead to his wife's murder. His amnesia is what complicates things. To help him recall things that he has learned, he tattoos the facts on his body (which helps at times, but confuses Leonard on more than one occasion). Also, to give the audience the same sense of confusion that Leonard feels, the story is told in backwards chronology. Each scene begins with no indication of the preceding events, so a second viewing is probably very much in order as well.

So basically, it's not a movie that you're gonna be able follow if you're playing Angry Birds while watching it.

I highly recommend this if you're a fan of mind-benders, psychological thrillers, or mysteries. It's a dark and gritty movie, but completely brilliant and overall, a very enjoyable (if confusing) movie experience.

*Maddie did view this movie due to it's R rating for violence/rape.