MEMENTO (2001)

slysnide

I too loved the style that this was made in, and don't think there's been another like it sense (except for on television shows [Seinfeld]). It too will be around for decades to come!

However, given that you're given the chronological ending first, and on top of the fact that it's told in reverse, Lenny has short term memory loss, so you already expect Joe Pantoliano's character to have been innocent all along, otherwise it wouldn't be very surprising, and way too predictable. Though the fact that it is predictable for him to be innocent kinda eliminates the surprise element in the film. And given that Lenny's got short term memory loss, then it's also obvious that he had to have done something to get the idea in his head that Joe's guilty, even though he's not. So for me there wasn't much suspense, and it was too predictable to watch many times over, so I didn't pick up a copy of it. Having figured this out after the first scene, and after knowing of Lenny's condition, I didn't enjoy most of the movie. Though it's still good, and unique in style.