Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) by Fr. Chris Carpenter for Catholic Sun — 05 Jan 2005

Odd but compelling; one of the year's 10 best.

This review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) was written by Fr. Chris Carpenter and published by Catholic Sun on 05 Jan 2005.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has generally received very positive reviews.

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