What was it I Missed?

Rating: Null/10 (15 April 2004)

Three years after Memento was released and all the talk about it had died down I still had not watched this so called Masterpiece. I liked the look of it from what I saw on the Trailer and a close friend wouldn't stop talking about it so I was expecting good things but I didn't find a good thing about it at all apart from the acting. The story is very weak and only intriguing and hyped because of the backward storytelling and even with it in order like the DVD offers its still just ok.
If the story of Memento was told in a linear way then it would have just been average which it is anyway. I am not picking at it because it is so loved and adored by so many people, I just didn't see what other people did. It didn't even answer questions that needed answering. The more I was watching the more I expected something to happen but it just seemed to get more dull and less interesting. I can see why this film is so praised but at the same time it's only because it's filmed definitely.
Ask yourself whether Pulp Fiction would have stood the test of time if the whole story was told in order of plot. It just would have looked like a series of short stories which it is anyway but isnt seen upon like that. But Tarantino's second outing wouldn't have been so talked about it if it had, the only thing it would have been praised for would be it's characters and music.