Memento
2000, Mystery and thriller, 1h 56m
181 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Christopher Nolan skillfully guides the audience through Memento's fractured narrative, seeping his film in existential dread. Read critic reviews
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Leonard Shelby
Natalie
Teddy
Burt
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Mrs. Jankis
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Critic Reviews for Memento
All Critics (181) | Top Critics (51) | Fresh (169) | Rotten (12)
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Think of all the ways that a linear film structure stabilizes us - the cause and effect chain of events. But Memento is about a character completely destabilized, so Nolan destabilizes us accordingly in a way maybe no other movie has.
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Memento would only be half as fun with only one gimmick or the other. Instead, the backward storytelling and the frozen man make for a wonderful pair, combining into something far more redemptive than it sounds.
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I can't remember when a movie has seemed so clever, strangely affecting and slyly funny at the very same time.
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Writer-director Christopher Nolan's second film is one of the most original and ultimately confounding mind games to reach the screen since The Usual Suspects.
March 26, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
The young British writer and director Christopher Nolan, who has every intention of putting us through the mill, doubles his fun by running the whole story backward.
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The astonishing payoff takes the film to another level entirely, unleashing a battery of existential questions that shed new light on everything that precedes it.
March 26, 2014 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Memento
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Aug 29, 2017Christopher and Jonathan Nolan make a shocking and enticing story in Memento. From its unconventional formula of storytelling to the shocking revelations, the film is a landmark for the brothers as one of their bests and one cinemas groundbreaking tales. 5/5Eugene B Super Reviewer
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Sep 29, 2016One of my favourite movies. Christopher Nolan is a genius. Movie like no other. In my opinion. his best movie so far.Marin ? Super Reviewer
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Mar 31, 2016This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a movie that's filled with suspense and a lot of well-developed characters. Director Christopher Nolan really shows why he is one of the best and most original and visual directors in Hollywood. The movie is based on a short story by Nolan's brother Jonathan, and these two guys really know how to work together. The acting from Guy Pearce and Carrie Anne-Moss are phenomenal. You always understand where the characters are in their emotions and in their thoughts and that's largely due to the brilliant actors that Nolan's got for this movie. This is truly one of the greatest movies that have ever been produced and it really showed the range of one of our most beloved directors to date.Lasse G Super Reviewer
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Mar 11, 2016There will NEVER be another movie like Memento, and that's saying a lot in today's age. Christopher Nolan's debut feature film may require multiple views for some audience members to catch everything, but this craft is well worth the repeat viewing. Guy Pearce gives an underrated performance as a damaged and troubled survivor out for revenge. The supporting cast, especially Pantoliano, is superb as well. All things considered, this is a movie everybody should see. It's never too late to track it down!Ben B Super Reviewer
Memento Quotes
| Leonard Shelby: | Enter OK, so what am I doing? |
| Leonard Shelby: | Oh, I'm chasing this guy. |
| Leonard Shelby: | No, he's chasing me. |
| Leonard: | My wife deserves venagence. Doesn't make any difference whether I know about it. Just because there are Things I don't remember doesn't make my actions meaningless. |
| Teddy: | You don't want the truth. You make up your own truth! Like your police file. It was complete when I gave it to you. Who took out the 12 pages? |
| Leonard: | You, probably |
| Teddy: | No, it wasnt' me. See, it was you! |
| Leonard: | Why would I do that? |
| Teddy: | To create a puzzle you could never solve! |
| Teddy: | Lenny, you can't trust a man's life to your little notes and pictures |
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