With all the hubbub over Inception, it seemed time to revisit Memento. After all this time, it's still likely Christopher Nolan's best film -- an enjoyably inverted structure, fine performances, a narrator who doesn't even know he's unreliable, and best of all (for Nolan) a clever twist that doesn't feel like a big reveal, but natural.
Lists
- ranked 23 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 39 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 52 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 100 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 173 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of AV Club 50 Most Important American Independent Movies
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
With all the hubbub over Inception, it seemed time to revisit Memento. After all this time, it's still likely Christopher Nolan's best film -- an enjoyably inverted structure, fine performances, a narrator who doesn't even know he's unreliable, and best of all (for Nolan) a clever twist that doesn't feel like a big reveal, but natural.