Just a gimmick?

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2002)

I have seen a few bad reviews about the movie Memento, every one stating the movie is no more than a gimmick. If by gimmick they mean, one of the most original ways of directing a movie, they are right. I think these people are use to the same old plots with the same old happy endings. They might as well watch another movie based on an American tragedy with lovers in the mix of things (you know what movies I'm talkin about). Memento, on the other hand, is like no movie you have ever seen before. It's one of the greatest (perhaps even thee greatest) thiller ever put together. It's one of the few movies that has plot twist and has the actors stay true to their characters. If you like movies that are creative and make you think, Memento is the movie for you.