Self indulgent. If the story were portrayed in chronological order it would be deemed trite. Neither of the principal characters is particularly appetizing; they lack depth and developed characters other than superficial traits.

The secondary characters other than serving the need of explaining the memory erasure do not drive the narrative and serve mainly as filler.

Kaufman uses film as a form of freudian analysis instead of seeing a psychiatrist. He might write better screenplays after having been analyzed.

On the other hand he might quit screen writing altogether if he completed analysis.