you will not be spoon-fed

Rating: Null/10 (7 May 2001)

I was deeply disappointed by some of the comments here. It's as if people forgot this is an independent film. As if they're angry because they didn't watch the kind of film they wanted. As if they're frustrated because they didn't get everything on the first viewing.
First: To all those who cleverly figured out that he "shouldn't remember he has a memory problem", stop feeling so clever. Lenny explained, numerous times, that through repetition, he can be conditioned to "learn" some new things.And he has been conditioning himself to say "I have this condition..."
I totally agree with some folks who said the movie would be much less interesting if viewed in chronological order. Yes. This is true. The movie was made to be interesting *this* way. Not the *other* way. And *this* way, it is very interesting.
Lastly, this is a movie that requires your participation and attention. It will require you to really keep track of what is going on, or you will be lost. If you got lost, that's ok... Lenny is lost, too. But don't get mad because you didn't keep up.
Not "getting" and not liking this movie is fine, but it doesn't make the film "bad".