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Memento (2000)

★★★★ — Memento (2000)

Christopher Nolan made Memento on a modest $9 million budget, adapting a short story by his brother Jonathan Nolan ("Memento Mori", published in Esquire) as his follow-up to the little-seen British thriller Following (1998). Shot largely in and around Los Angeles, it arrived at a moment when non-linear storytelling was enjoying something of a commercial revival, following the mainstream success of films like Pulp Fiction and Run Lola Run. Guy Pearce, fresh off L.A. Confidential (1997), anchors the project in a role that required him to be present in virtually every scene. Newmarket Films picked it up for distribution after a well-received premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and its $40 million theatrical return on that modest budget made it a genuine independent success, effectively launching Nolan into the Hollywood mainstream.

I forgot why I liked this movie so I watched it again. Memento is a great film. It's one of those films like Sixth Sense or Seven that you can't really rewatch until you've entirely forgotten the film but on first viewing it's absolutely fantastic. It's almost like a murder mystery or a thriller as you're trying to piece together the story with the main character. It works beautifully as each revelation is revealed to him and us at the same time. A great film to show someone who's never seen it before.

Rating: ★★★★ | Year: 2000 | Watched: 2025-04-08

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