Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Movie - Random Users Review

 

Title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• Release: 2004
• Imdb Rating:  8.3

Director

• Michel Gondry,

Writer

• Charlie Kaufman
,
• Michel Gondry
,
• Pierre Bismuth

Cast

• Jim Carrey,
• Kate Winslet,
• Tom Wilkinson,

Synopsis:

Much to his surprise, timid Joel Barish is shocked to discover that the love of his life, sparky Clementine, has had him erased from her memory. To pay her back in the same coin, poor Joel summons up the courage to undergo a painless but intricate medical procedure to do the same, utterly unaware that darkness is an essential part of the light. Now, as hurt and angry Joel's ugly recollections of Clementine gradually fade away, giving way to a soulless black void, suddenly, he begins having second thoughts, toying with the idea of stopping the irreversible process. In the end, is ignorance really bliss? —Nick Riganas

User Review

Great, if you can relate...

If you can relate to the underlying theme of love longed for, love given and received, and love lost, this is a great film. If you have come to understand that acceptance can -sometimes- be a great thing and not a compromise or a 'settle for' - this is a moving film.As crazy and almost surreal as elements of this film are, it somehow remains honest and real. That seems like a contradiction... life is contradictory, isn't it?Carrey and Winslet both turn in superb performances, as do the supporting cast. An incredible film that most of the people who 'get it' will love - but I suspect there will be more than a small percentage who won't understand it or can't relate to it and they will (understandably) dislike it.

Review from the Imdb / Review by rje58

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