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Right now, one if the best films I have ever seen is playing in
select cinemas across the country. That movie is Memento.
Memento is the story of a man with no short-term memory.
This is like saying Star Wars is “some space movie.” Basically,
you see the entire film through the eyes of the main character,
Leonard (played by Guy Pearce.)
I
don’t want to give away too much of the plot, but here’s the background.
Leonard was once an insurance claims investor living a relatively
normal life. He and is wife are attacked one day in their house.
His wife ends up getting killed and Leonard is left with an injury
destroying his short term memory.
Leonard
comes up several ways to remember what’s going on in his life
and his progress in finding his wife’s killer. He takes notes
all the time, uses a camera to take pictures of people he meets
and tattoos important facts about the killer on his body.
I
don’t want to say anything else in fear of spoiling the film.
Guy Pearce does a terrific job as Leonard. The movie also stars
Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano, actors that both appeared
in The Matrix. The acting is top notch, putting the performances
of the stars in summer blockbusters like The Mummy Returns and
Pearl Harbor to shame. At it’s core, Memento is a movie about
how your version of the “truth” can be far off the mark of you
choose to trust the wrong people.
Rating:
4 ½ stars
More
info at: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0209144
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