Word: mementoã
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...Children of Men”—fails to enliven his own elementary script, and the film suffers from a lack of momentum. Written by Fergus and Hawk Ostby, “First Snow” follows flooring salesman Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce, “Memento??) as he feverishly attempts to avert his own imminent demise, predicted by a roadside fortune-teller. But while Starks’s life unravels as he falls prey to intense paranoia, “First Snow” loses focus and is unable to create the suspense needed to excite...
...truly believes in the controlling forces of destiny—for good or ill.IT IS YOUR DESTINY“First Snow” is a movie about fate and the inevitable consequence of one’s decisions. The main character, Jimmy (Guy Pearce, of “Memento?? fame), is haunted by the grim predictions of a roadside fortune teller who warns that his life is safe only until “the first snow.”At first a quick-talking and overconfident salesman, Jimmy grows paranoid and introspective, fearing that someone or something from...
Judging from its trailer, cast, and dynamic director (Christopher Nolan of “Memento?? and “Batman Begins”), “The Prestige” appears to be a recipe for intrigue, shock, and virtuoso performances. But, for a film that revolves around the world of theatrical magic in turn-of-the-century Europe, it is, ironically, mostly smoke and mirrors...
...haziness is, in part, dictated by its screenplay (adapted from Christopher Priest’s 1995 novel, by Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan) but Nolan’s customary technique of cutting back and forth in time—made famous by its success in “Memento??—contributes to the muddling of his messages here. This style creates captivating suspense and intrigue at times in both films; but unlike in “Memento,” where out-of-sequence scenes build up to a revelatory conclusion...
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