great idea, bad ending

Rating: 6/10 (22 September 2002)

Don't get me wrong, the idea for how the story was told was a great one. All the characters did a great job, and all the actual filmmaking was great.
There was one problem: THE WHOLE MOVIE WAS A LIE!
Most murder mysteries involve a twisty plot, wherein there is an uncovering of the truth that the viewer didn't yet put together - but COULD have! Memento didn't have that. At the end, where you usually get the answer to how this all works, you find out that the main character has been lied to himself all along. Given his condition, there was no way to determine that, or sleuth it out from the details given previously.
In effect, the makers of this film seemed to put 100% of their energy into a really great concept, and put zero effort into actually making this into a murder mystery. They effectively pulled the alibi, and the final plot out of thin air!
Watch the film, it's really not that bad, and it's entertaining until the end, but at the end, don't say I didn't warn you!