Interesting ideas let down by huge plot holes

Rating: 6/10 (8 January 2006)

Memento has definite style. the plot goes forwards and backwards at the same time. The "forward narrative" is distinguished by the director by being shown in black and white. At the beginning I was really interested with the story, the theme of revenge and the strange narrative. But after a while it became clear that I had hoped for too much. Not as many plot twists as I hoped, and many common sense errors in the plot. Example: in Lennie's phone conversation, if he can't remember things that happened a few minutes ago, why doesn't lose his memory at any point in the call? The ending, though a surprising and definitely unexpected twist, also didn't seem very clear. If Lennie's wife wasn't killed, why would he remember it that way? But much more damning is this: how could he remember his story as Sammy's, if since the accident he couldn't make new memories? However, if you can ignore these plot holes, you should like this stylish film.