2000 · thriller · mystery
Memento
Directed by Christopher Nolan1h 53m2000
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Our read: Memento (2000) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive thriller · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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Sombre, steady, measured thriller / mystery, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- inventive
- twisty
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