UNBELIEVABLY DISAPPOINTING AND OVER-RATED!

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2002)

Firstly, I must stress my surprise after reading the many positive reviews for Memento. These reviews, however, didn't convince me to write that this is one of the best movies I've seen.
This movie is uneventful, over-hyped and, in general, it doesn't have a whole lot going for it. It's simply about a man who is unable to retain new memories after the rape and murder of his wife. He is now completely consumed with revenge, believing that killing his wife's murderer will bring justice. Thus, this movie becomes uninteresting and predictable. I just wanted this movie to end as soon as possible. The plot was dull and I was never seriously interested in who the murderer was. In the end I finally realized that the whole movie was pointless, `spoilers' since he'd already achieved his goal. Was I supposed to be impressed by this weak ending? Am I supposed to say it's the best movie ever made with an unexpected ending? The actors in this movie don't really show their depth, they should have been more dramatic without overacting.

This has been one of the most disappointing movies I've seen. I disliked it enormously. I disliked even more the fact that most reviewers loved it. This movie leaves too much to be desired. It seems that this movie was only made to fool people; I'm glad the Academy didn't make the mistake to nominate this for best picture. 3/10