Awards: nominated for lots of awards. sundance, Academy Awards, INdependent Spirit...and probably won some too
Starring: Guy Pearce; Carrie-Anne Miss; Joe Pantoliano; Mark Boone Jr.; Stephen Tobolowsky; Callum Keith Rennie; Thomas Lennon; Jorja Fox; Harriet Sansom Harris; Marianne Muellerleile
sez says: this is a fantastic film--that tells its story in a non-linear manner -- It starts hear the end and loops around to recent events -- repeats itself and then loops back further. There is lots of repetition -- so you have to remember what happened and then see it again and see how it came about. This makes you see events with new eyes and with new understandings of the events. It takes a bit of time to understand the structure--but it works well--esp for a movie that is ultimately all about memory. Is what you remember what really happened? You can hold on to what you believe are facts about things--but the facts may or may not be trustworthy. And how much do your desires shape your memories? What are memories for--and how do we interact them to make the past seem like something it wasn't.
This is all done in the context of a mystery of sorts. The main character has lost his short term memory. He has to write things down--and tattoo his body with things he must not forget. But of course he IS forgetting things every few seconds. So we follow him around as he sets up systems to remember and to track down his wife's killer. This is a ride well worth going on! ( Grade A)
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