Movie Rating

Movies are ranked by 5 through 1, one being the worst and five being the best.

5 = Brilliance
4 = Good
3 = Fair
2= Poor
1 = Horrible

I look for the quality of the film in the following ways: Actors/Actresses, lighting, camera, sound, and the moral of the story
                                                                                        

Memento

The 2001 neo-noir film Memento directed by Christopher Nolan and produced by Jennifer and Suzanne Todd , received an AFI Film Award for Screenwriter of the Year in 2002.  The story is about  Guy Pearce (Leonard Shelby) an ex-insurance investigator who's memory is cut short after suffering a head wound one night while his wife (Jorja Fox) was being murdered. The tragic incident resulted in Pearce searching for his wife's killer. In the beginning Shelby wakes up in a motel room. We then see his inked body riddled with messages due to his short memory span. In the days of being an investigator, he explained how he was assigned to determine Sammy Jenkins (Stephen Tobolowsky) mental condition, who also suffered memory. In hopes of reviving his memory, Mrs. Jenkins (Harriet Sansom Harris) repeatedly asked Mr. Jenkins for her insulin injections.Unfortunately his memory did not come to light furthermore Mrs. Jenkins died from an overdose. An anonymous caller, later known as Teddy (Joe Pantoliano),calls Shelby. Pearce shared with him his mental condition and in exchange Teddy identified the second attacker as Jimmy Grantz (Larry Holden). They meet and the undercover officer gives Shelby directions to the place Jimmy Grantz is at. Pearce attacked Jimmy, put on his clothes then took a picture of his naked body. The puzzling story line converges from black and white to true colors as these events lead to the unforeseen ending.

 

Memento is unlike any other film that I have seen. I was exposed to new actors. The first time I ever heard about the movie was in film class. As I watched the plot progress I realized the movie was not in chronological order. The black and white sections went forward as the colored scenes reverse. This film is unsettling to the point you are on the edge of your seat. The movie was definitely a mind bender. The disorder of events makes you think hard and pay attention. To most teenagers as myself, this is not a film we probably would watch but for a movie lover it is a must see and. I loved this movie and I totally recommend it. It was like a puzzle putting all the pieces together and in the end it all makes perfect sense.

 

Movie Rating: 4