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Title: Very Good but completely depressing
Review: Memento is well made, if nothing else. Taughtly written, well directed, well acted, and once you get used to the backwards storytelling, surprisingly easy to follow. Hopefully it will give a much deserved boost to the careers of Guy Pearce, Carrie Anne Moss and Callum Keith Rennie (not that he really needs one, but I'll show a bit of patriotism anyway).Despite all its good qualities, and despite the fact that I'd like to go back and figure it out properly, from start to finish, I don't think I will. The film is so relentlessly depressing, and disturbing that the ending, while clever, and satisfying on one level, brings its own sense of relief that you can get back to normal life. You certainly don't want to know the characters afterwards. However, this is probably an indication of how well the film establishes mood, and it's definately worth a watch, but I'm not sure I'd recommend buying it right away.
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