Memento stars Leonard, a man who has lost the ability to create new memories.  He can remember everything up until his 'accident', a sharp blow to the head during a midnight attack on his house by an unknown killer.  How long has he been wandering the streets looking for his wife's murderer?  No one knows, not even him.  Never quite sure where he is headed, or where he just came from, the entire movie is told from the ending backwards.  Unable to retain memories, Leonard relies upon an extensive series of notes and photographs to document his quest to avenge his wife.  These notes must be constantly reviewed, as he cannot remember them for more than a few minutes at a time.

Can he trust advice given to him? Can he trust his notes, have they been altered to throw him off track? Can he even trust himself?

Characters and plot developments are introduced in reverse, a reaction without a known cause.  It is a stunning method to tell a story, and it effectively leaves you as bewildered as Leonard, from the end, right up to the start, when it all comes together in one absolutely beautiful opening scene.

This is one movie you will have to watch twice.

Rating 9.5/10 

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