Memento

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Critics' Reviews

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Memento, which may be the ultimate existential thriller, has a spooky repetitive urgency that takes on the clarity of a dream.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Jeff Giles
A gripping, utterly unexpected noir, glinting with bits of poetry and a hard, deadpan humor.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
The video stores are filled with examples of retro-noir and neo-noir, but Christopher Nolan's audacious timebender is something else. Call it meta-noir.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Like the best filmmakers at Sundance 2001, Nolan leaps into the wild blue and dares us to leap with him. Go for it.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
A brilliant feat of rug-pulling, sure to delight fans of movies like "The Usual Suspects" and "Pi."Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Unforgettable, especially in Pearce's startling performance.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
A provocatively structured and thrillingly executed film noir, an intricate, inventive use of cinema's possibilities that pushes what can be done on screen in an unusual direction.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
You're exhilarated from beginning to end.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Has the unanticipated craft and artfully ambiguous appeal of last year's "Croupier," a movie whose art-house word-of-mouth success could be duplicated here.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Terrifically satisfying film.Read Full Review »
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