A couple nights ago I went to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with some friends. I had heard good things about the film, and I was not disappointed. The concept, writing and editing were superb. The concept of losing your memories was conveyed excellently through simple but elegant visual cues and effects.
The actors, however, were the heart of the movie - Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet especially. They seem like an unlikely pair, but the chemistry actually works. Their interactions and conversations together were believable and seemed real , even if they were odd. Surprisingly Carrey performes remarkably well in a serious and subdued role. This movie made me think that Carrey might actually be better playing serious characters instead of performing over-the-top comedy.
Elijah Wood also had a minor role in the film. The row of people behind us who provided such enlightening and thoughtful comments such as "that was a stupid movie" and "what the fuck?" also snickered saying "Frodo Baggins!" when he first came on screen. Unfortunately, Wood probably will never be able to escape Frodo as long as he keeps his big blue eyes. Even I found it strange seeing him playing such a different kind of role. Despite these unavoidable connections to his excellent portrayal of Frodo, Wood played this character quite well.
Overall Eternal Sunshine is a very well crafted film which makes you think (as the row behind me was clearly unable to do.) There is no doubt in my mind that it is worth your time to watch and enjoy it.
do you live in vancouver?? if so, I believe that I saw your car (with your website stenciled on the back) racing down hornby. If your going to be stupid and drive out of control on the streets of vancouver, at least be smart enough to remove your website from the back of your trendy, small-penis car. That is all for now.
p.s. your review on spotless mind is good.
That was the strangest comment ever, John. Congrats. It even beats the strangest comment spams.
For the record, I don't live in Vancouver and I haven't been there for many years. I also don't own a car, let alone a "trendy, small-penis car" - whatever that is.
Right now I'm assuming this is a joke by some very creative person. I commend you for your creativity. Past joke comments have resorted to yelling out profanities, making jokes about sexual orientation, or links to disturbing pictures. Generally, I delete comments like that, but yours, John, is just so damn amusing and bizarre that I think I'll leave it.
Hrm, I didn't think the previews looked made it look interesting, but I'll have to take a look at it now (next time I'm in the city.. or wait until it's out on DVD)