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It's quite amazing how this film, based on a short story by director Nolan's brother, has turned into such a blockbuster hit. The film feels low budget as its a purely character driven movie and its all filmed on 4 or 5 locations; a motel room, a girl's house, a bar, an abandoned house. But three things make this the ultimate murder-mystery:
1. Acting is completely stellar by everyone involved, most notably by Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano.
2. The story is very engaging and powerful, about Pearce trying to determine who killed his wife while battling with short-term memory loss.
but most importantly,
3. The Direction of the film and its reverse-order story mode. For the ones who haven't seen it, the film follows Guy Pearce starting from the end, then each morning he wakes up is actually the previous day, almost like a daily countdown back to the start, when the wife got killed. It may sound confusing (and in a way, it is) but it has the added benefit of leaving the audience completely in the dark, as everyone around him knows what's happening while he (and the audience) are trying to pick up on all the clues. And each new day (which is actually previous day) gives new clues to the audience, and it just keeps escalating until the shocking end (or is that the beginning?) :)
Anyways, if you haven't seen it, go see it now. It's truly a film that will become a legend for a long time to come.
And if you have seen it, go check out Nolan's previous indie film, 'Following', which is a similar film-noir where he experimented with a non-linear timeline as well.
10/10
