Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
So I got to Cinemapolis about 30 mins early, and there was a line out the door and aready about 20 or 30 people in the theatre. I hadn't seen something like that since the Crouching Tiger, and much like with Crouching Tiger, there was plenty of reason why. Just look at the main plot line: A couple splits up, she erases him from her mind, he decides to do the same. Where do you get such a unique idea for a movie? Well Charlie Kaufman of course! Which of his movies hasn't been great? Add into the equation great acting performances from Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and others, and you have a great film. It's clever, yet doesn't keep you guessing at the end, while also not just handing the ending to you on a silver platter. At the same time the movie is such a smart comedy that you can't help but laugh out loud throughout the film. Everything about the film is so clever and new. I can't thnk of any moment in the film that I thought, "you know, I've seen this before in some other movie." Anyone out there that has access to it should go now. Hell, I'll go with you just to see it again even!
RATING: See It Now, Buy It Later