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A man left mentally scared with no short term memory seeks revenge for the murder and rape of his wife.

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
Cinematography by Wally Pfister

  Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby
Carrie-Anne Moss as Natalie
Joe Pantoliano as Teddy
Mark Boone Junior as Burt
Stephen Tobolowsky as Sammy
Harriet Sansom Harris as Mrs. Jankis
Callum Keith Rennie as Dodd
Russ Fega as Waiter
Larry Holden as Jimmy Grantz
Jorja Fox as Catherine Shelby
Kimberly Campbell
Running Time: 113 min.
Release Date: Jan. '01

Overall Call:
If you are looking for a mentally challenging mysterious thriller look no further than Memento. Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan have penned an exciting original script. Chronology is the key to this backward told tale. Our protagonist Leonard Shelby played convincingly by Guy Pearce suffers from having no use of his short term memory. This is triggered by the traumatic event of his wife being raped and murdered. After that event he can no longer remember anything past a couple minutes. The movie is all premise and then backed up with a well written and executed script. It kept me guessing and involved the whole time. The way it unfolds or really infolds was a fun twist that didn't get old or tired. This film hands you very little and allows you to work your own head around the plot. I thoroughly enjoyed it, I think you will too.

Reasons For Recommendation:
+ Very original script
+ Fun story to watch and attempt to figure out

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