Not in the Top 10 !!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2001)

Memento is a very good film.
Christopher Nolan has crafted one of the best films of the last couple years. It has many things going for it. The concept was clever and consistent, the editing was sharp, and through most of the film you could almost empathize with Leonard and his "condition".
However, it is not the ninth best film of all time. I'm not positive that Nolan is a big Hitchcock fan, but he should be thrilled that Memento is ranked above every one of Hitchcock's films.
If you don't appreciate the plot devices, you probably won't like the film. You are actually forced to connect with Leonard, follow the notes and solve the mystery, because there is nothing else for you to do or see.
The characters, scenery and plot are all secondary. Without the devices, it would look like a tame NYPD Blue episode. To keep your attention from finish to start, nothing is unintentionally given away. To accomplish this, the places and people Leonard sees are limited in number as well as range, and hints are parceled out sparingly from scene to scene.
If you take everything into consideration, M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense is a more complete recent film with some of the same qualities. Christopher Nolan deserves much acclaim for Memento, but it shouldn't be among the greatest of all time.