Memento
User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 371 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 358 out of 371
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 371
  3. Negative: 9 out of 371

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  1. PituG.
    Oct 26, 2003
    0
    At the end you don't care about any of the characters, the concept is a good one but the movie itself is unbearable.
  2. Nazgulero
    Nov 29, 2010
    0
    I now know what is wrong with Christopher Nolan movies. The characters are lifeless. They are not real people. There is no vulnerability, no character development, the dialogue is static and robotic. No real person speaks like that. I can see the intention to create depths in the characters, but this is clearly not the way to do it. This movie is just nauseating to watch. From minute one, you see that the main character's hair is dyed...you wonder why that is. The way everyone looks is always...too deep, unreal, like they are on drugs, not connected to the real world.… Expand
  3. JuliusM.
    May 8, 2001
    3
    THE best movie I have seen this year, truly my vote for best foreing film. A work of art that is truly magnificent.

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Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    100
    A delicious one-time treat.
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  2. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    100
    Pearce, who's in every scene except the Sammy flashbacks, dominates the picture through his feral performance.
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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    90
    Operates in an orbit somewhere between Oliver Sacks and Lewis Carroll. I can't remember when a movie has seemed so clever, strangely affecting and slyly funny at the very same time.
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