Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a man unable to make new memories outside of the event that changed his life: Witnessing the rape and murder of his wife at the hands of one "John G."
Nolan's first major success went from being a Sundance event to a movie on every film lover's DVD shelf - and for good reason. Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a man unable to make new memories outside of the event that changed his life: Witnessing the rape and murder of his wife at the hands of one "John G." Armed with a gun and a Polaroid camera, Leonard sets out in a very film noir-inspired hunt for the man who killed his wife, tattooing himself with mission statements the way people write Post-It notes.