Hold on a second...

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2001)

I'm sorry to do this. I understand that different people look for different qualities in a film, but some of the criticism written about Memento needs to be addressed.
Some of the viewers think that the story relies on the "gimmick" of telling it in reverse chronological order. Sure, I agree that the story wouldn't have been as engaging had it been told chronologically but I fail to see how a director can be blamed for telling a story in the most interesting way possible. Do these same critics believe that all murder-mystery movies are to be disregarded for using the "gimmick" of not revealing the murderer until the end? Maybe these people are only happy watching Columbo, where you actually see the murder in the first scene.
I also just read a review that claims the film is inferior to the likes of Sixth Sense because the loose ends aren't all neatly tied up at the end. Now, I'm going to have to assume that the writer of this critique either has no imagination or simply can't bring himself to consider the implications of the "open-ending". As for similarities between the Sixth Sense and this film, I just don't see them. Both are highly enjoyable, but Memento has a much richer plot and lacks the depth of characters exhibited in Sixth Sense (this lack of depth is crucial to the film, however).
Once again, I understand that this movie won't be enjoyed by everyone, but at least do the writer and director the courtesy of not criticizing it's greatest elements.