Party pooper/parade rainer oner

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2001)

SPOILER ALERT
I hate it when I feel totally different about a flick than does everyone else, but I must confess that I was not that fond of Memento. Sure, the idea of structuring the film so that it runs backwards is clever. Even the premise of the effects of memory loss on the attempt at revenge is smart. However, the movie was so complicated that it totally ruined the enjoyment of the experience. It was like reading a complicated novel that requires you to re-read every line to make some sense of it...I always think the author (or in this case the screenwriter) is simply trying to show off his/her intelligence.The result is simply too tedious. I was worn out after this movie and fairly glad it was over. By the way, would someone e-mail me and tell me why, after he killed the first(last)guy he didn't simply write himself a note to remind him that his task was complete and that he didn't need to search any longer????