[EDIT] Damn! That sounds intriguing. I always wished they had not included the beginning voiceover, but unfortunately I understood why: Dumb audiences.
(Although, I should add that my wife and I got to the theater late, and I first saw this film from the point where he is looking for his wallet in the diner, so I got to see the film without suffering the intro. We stayed for the next showing to see what we missed.)