Almost two hours of flashbacks might not appear the most appealing method of
holding the viewer's attention, but this is that rare cinematic beast - a
genuinely absorbing psychological adventure which surprises at every turn.
Memento requires a greater level of attention than is perhaps customary
these days, but the pay-off is more than a just reward for any effort.
Typical of its undemonstrative style, the film pulls off its final, major,
about-turn with the briefest and subtlest of unexpected manoeuvres. Literally
a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, it will immediately make repeated viewings
an absolute certainty.
DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
