Underrated by whom? Was Memento a great movie that simply never got the recognition it deserved?
Since this is about an underrated movie I’ve watched, maybe neither applies. And since this is all opinion anyway, I would go with Memento.
I selected this movie because I thought it was great, and it was an independent film. You rarely hear it come up in conversation when people talk about great movies to watch. Some notable movies released around the same time were Training Day, Traffic, and Hannibal. All good movies, and I still hear these mentioned from time to time.
Maybe it was the cast, which wasn’t quite as famous at the time, the independent production, or the psychological thriller genre. The main cast included Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano.
It was one of Christopher Nolan’s early films, long before he became widely known for movies such as Oppenheimer and The Odyssey.
Memento was released on March 16, 2001.
Synopsis
Directed by Christopher Nolan, Memento is a mind-bending psychological thriller about Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a man suffering from short-term memory loss who is desperately hunting for his wife’s killer.
Unable to form new memories, Leonard relies on Polaroid photographs, handwritten notes, and tattoos on his body to piece together his investigation. As he becomes entangled with a mysterious woman (Carrie-Anne Moss) and a corrupt cop (Joe Pantoliano), the film uses a reverse-chronological structure that puts the audience right into Leonard’s disoriented world.
The result is a clever, haunting puzzle of a movie that forces you to question what is real and who can actually be trusted.
For me, Memento deserves to be mentioned more often when people talk about great movies. Maybe that makes it underrated, or maybe it’s just my opinion.
What’s the most underrated movie you’ve ever watched?
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