When I saw this film in the theatre for the first time in the 90s I was hooked at the opening sequence. It shows the main character apparently giving his wife's supposed killer vigilante justice. The film is being shown in reverse and the movie unwinds much the same way. After awhile you realize that it is broken into black-and-white and color sequences and further broken down into reverse sequences. It can be confusing trying to piece things together to determine if he actually did find his wife's killer or whether he is being set up. He also suffers from a form of amnesia where he cannot remember things for more than a couple of minutes which is why he writes down details and keeps important fact tattooed on his body. It's a great film to watch a couple of times to reanalyze the characters and try to form a coherent sequence of events to piece back into order. I am amazed at how many different interpretations there are on this film... the viewer must decide for themselves whether or not justice was served once you reach the end(beginning of the film).
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