Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) by Edward C — 06 Nov 2013

Plot/Summary,The second feature from director Michel Gondry (Human Nature) finds the filmmaker reteaming with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman for this off-the-wall romantic comedy. Jim Carrey stars as Joel Barish, a man who is informed that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson). Not to be outdone, Joel decides to have the same procedure done to himself. As Mierzwiak's bumbling underlings Stan (Mark Ruffalo) and Patrick (Elijah Wood) perform the operation on Joel -- over the course of an evening, in his apartment -- Joel struggles in his own mind to save the memories of Clementine from being deleted. Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, and Jane Adams also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi.

My Review.

Mary:How happy is the blameless vessel flout,the world forgetting by the world forgotten Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,each prayer accepted,each wish resigned. This feel good heartfelt love story revolves around a guy named Joel meeting a woman named Clementine played Kate Winslet who he feels has forgotten her but then reunites with her after trying to forget about her. During one scene while Joel is given the treatment of losing his memory's of her he quotes "Please just let me keep this one" I honestly feel that their could have been a moral about good and bad memory's such as every memory with love and relationships must be kept the good and even bad. The acting is just blessid from all the actors in this film. But Jim Carry's character Joel is the one you feel the most for in this film. Joel seems so depressed in those small scenes of sadness I felt like I was watching myself. The Cinematography is well done. This film is a true love story and a masterpiece and a film that should not be forgotten. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind gets a 5 out of 5.