Memento (2000) Official Site which is very poor, and should not be read until after you see the film. ****1/2 of only **** (to give a chance to other movies) Rated: R Length: ~113 minutes Writers:   Christopher Nolan   Jonathan Nolan  (short story) Director:  Christopher Nolan Editor:  Dody Dorn Cast:   Guy Pearce: Leonard Shelby   Carrie-Anne Moss: Natalie   Joe Pantoliano: Teddy					Titles & images are property of their respective owners.
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	The truth is the lies that we believe. Synopsis: Leonard has no short term memory, so he cannot for new long term memories.  Every time he wakes up he must figure out where he is and what is happening.  Even a passage of time while awake can leave him at a loss.  He keeps mementos of what he deems relevent with Polaroid photographs, notes, and even some tattoos.  He seeks to find and kill the criminal who raped and killed his wife and struck him in the head causing his condition.  He seems to have some help in his quest.  The story is shown, more than told, in a series of fragments that start at the end, and work their way back to the beginning with just enough overlap to connect the pieces.   Review: This is a challenging thriller mystery that had the audience rushing out of the theater and forming big discussion groups to analyze and understand the events they thought they just saw.  There were two poll takers charting audience member opinions of the movie, and they ranged from great to excellent to whoa!  The disorienting presentation succeeded in drawing the audience into Leonard's predicament of having to second guess everything you know and start each scene fresh.  It takes time to recover from this subtlely disturbing film.  The subjective visual narrative to the audience also puts them in the same situation as Leonard.  The assumptions you make along the way are torn assunder as if they are nothing.  The history of Leonard being an insurance investigator would seem to be an advantage, but nothing is as it seems.  At the end of the film, which is really the begining, we see that his conditioning concept has already had the worst possible effect.  The acting is good, especially for the main three characters.  The actors were not even paid at the time of filming this low budget independent film.  Once again, the little guys have put Hollywood to shame.  The simple musical score by David Julyan under pins the whole concept of limited information.