Short review of Memento

There is this uncle of mine who believes that, to enjoy a movie, enter the movie hall half hour late. Irrespective of what the movies dishes out to you, romance, comedy or action, you are certainly going to enjoy the mystery of trying to guess about what has happened in the first half hour.

Little does he know that, his idea has been transformed into a multimillion dollar movie, the 'Memento'.

Story:
Leonard has a weird mental condition. He has no short term memory. He had been a normal person, until a singular incident where his wife is raped and killed, and in a dual with the killer, he would have a head injury, due to which he develops a weird mental condition. All he can remember is his life till the incident. From there on, at any point of time, he would remember incidents only in the very recent past. To exemplify, if you have met his person in the morning, he would remember you till the afternoon, but he would certainly have no clue about who you are, by the evening.
The story is about this person with this condition, going around hunting for his wife's killer.
Is that thrilling enough?
Wait, till I tell you that the story is narrated by the director in the reverse direction. There are two parallel stories running, one in colour, and the other one in black and white, with one of them being in the reverse direction, the other being in the forward direction.
The result is an awesome experience, which keeps you on the edge of the seat, every moment. This is highly unlike any other thriller that you have seen in the past where you would have to wait for the ending for the mystery to be revealed. In here, every scene creates a mystery, which is resolved by the next scene, but, it creates a mystery of its own.
The incident becomes the primary focus, and not the killer.

The pluses...
Almost everything about the movie is a plus. The narration takes the lion's share of the applause, followed by the slick camera work, the realistic locales, and the concept of such a mental condition.

A drawback...
Call it a drawback if you must, but not something worth mentioning. This movie requires focus to link the different parts and enjoy it. Easy for movie buffs, and a lil tuff for the ones with little patience for movies.This is to be watched for excitement on a lazy afternoon, rather than a relaxing evening after a hard day's work.

Enjoy the hunt for the incident.

Have a great week ahead.

With warm regards,
Thejas