Memento Reviews

Memento Review
by Ram Samudrala
Every so often, a movie that challenges what we consider a movie to be comes along. Such movies are an intense experience and when I leave the theater, I'm left wondering "why don't people make movies like that?". In the last few years, such films...more

Memento Review
by Terry L Jeffress (Rating: 9/10)
TITLE: Memento (2001) DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan STARRING: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Russ Fega, Jorja Fox, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris STUDIO: I Remember Productions,...more

Memento Review
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4)
Directed by Christopher Nolan. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, from a story by Jonathan Nolan. Starring Guy Pierce, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss. Running time: 115 minutes. Rated AA for offensive language and violent scenes by the MFCB. Reviewed on...more

Memento Review
by Edward Johnson-Ott (Rating: 4/5)
Memento (2000) Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Jorja Fox. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, based on a story by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. 113 minutes. Rated...more

Memento Review
by Bob Bloom
Memento (2000) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky and Jorja Fox. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated....more

Memento Review
by Dennis Schwartz
MEMENTO (director/writer: Christopher Nolan; screenwriter: based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan; cinematographer: Wally Pfister; editor: Dody Dorn; cast: Guy Pearce (Leonard), Carrie-Anne Moss (Natalie), Joe Pantoliano (Teddy), Mark Boone Junior...more

Memento Review
by Jerry Saravia
"I can't make new memories. Everything fades, nothing sticks. By the time we finish this conversation I won't remember how it started, and the next time I see you I won't know that I've ever met you before." - Leonard. more

Memento Review
by Bob Bloom
Memento (2000) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky and Jorja Fox. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated....more

Memento Review
by Bob Bloom
Memento (2000) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky and Jorja Fox. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated....more

Memento Review
by David N. Butterworth
I went into "Memento" knowing only three things about it: 1. it’s about a guy (played by Guy Pearce) who suffers from short-term memory loss; 2. it co-stars Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano (both from "The Matrix"); and 3. it’s received some pretty...more

Memento Review
by Laura Clifford
Imagine you can't form new memories, although you can retain all your old ones to a specific point in time. Imagine that your last memory is the rape and murder of your wife. Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce, "L.A. Confidential") is living that life, trying...more
Memento Review
by SSG Syndicate
Susan Granger's review of "MEMENTO" (Newmarket Films) "Memories are just an interpretation, not a record. Facts are facts." That's what Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), an insurance claims investigator, keeps repeating to himself as he recalls...more
Memento Review
by Steve Rhodes
A disease like diabetes can be treated with insulin, but, for a severe short-term memory loss problem, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL) turns to more unusual aids than drugs, namely Polaroid pictures, a ballpoint pen to write notes on...more
Memento Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten Newmarket Films Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: Christopher Nolan based on Jonathan Nolan's short story Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jorja Fox, Harriet...more