Christopher Nolan’s second feature film is a mind-bending thriller about Leonard’s (Guy Pearce) obsessive quest for vengeance. After a blow to the head leaves him unable to form any new short term memories, Leonard obsesses over the one thing he can remember: someone named Jon G. broke into his home then raped and murdered his wife. As he clings to that memory, Leonard distorts any other memories which challenge his beliefs, and his constant reminding himself of evil soon engulfs him in an unsolvable mystery, even as Nolan deftly reveals the tragic puzzle to the viewer.
—Evan Cogswell
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