Does different really mean good?

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 2002)

I was surprised to see the Amazon rating of this movie in the top 60, having an overall rating 8.8/10 as I am writing this. Was it really that good? I didn't think so. The film left me exhausted trying to follow it. While I do realize that is somewhat the purpose of the film, it certainly doesn't make it a top 100 film based simply on being different. The story itself wasn't in my mind "Top 200" worthy. By breaking nearly every story-telling convention in terms of the time-line, and to this extreme, the only person associated with this film deserving of accolade is the editor for having the patience to piece this thing together. If you want a good break from typical narrative structure see "Groundhog Day" instead. I don't particularly care for it either, but it's closer to a "Top 200" film than otnemem, hmm I mean "Memento" is.