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Halx · 03-21-2004, 02:36 AM

Comedy and Romance
1 hr. 48 min. This is the story of a guy, Joel (Carrey), who discovers that his long-time girlfriend, Clementine (Winslet), has undergone a psychiatrist's (Wilkinson) experimental procedure in which all of her memory of Joel is removed, after the couple has tried for years to get their relationship working fluidly. Frustrated by the idea of still being in love with a woman who doesn't remember their time together, Joel agrees to undergo the procedure as well, to erase his memories of Clementine. The film, which takes place mostly within Joel's mind, follows his memories of Clementine backwards in time as each recent memory is replaced, and the procedure then goes on to the previous one, which is likewise seen, and then erased. Once the process starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine, so he starts smuggling her away into parts of his memory where she doesn't belong... which alters other things about his memories as well.

This movie is getting a lot of reviews, which rate it as a great movie, but here's MINE.

I saw this movie for one reason. Jim Carrey. He's one of my heroes. Anyways, I'm proud of any attempt Jim makes at becoming a real actor and I think he's done very well for himself here. I don't think it's anything award-worthy like The Truman Show, because I'm afraid this movie is doomed to smolder at the box office because of 'Jesus Chainsaw Massacre', as Fark is calling it.

The movie starts off with the first hour dreadfully paced like Lost In Translation, which I thought was too slow. However, unlike Lost, the pace picks way up in the second half and all of the pieces of the story solidify. The end result is a cool little modern love story. There is also a side-story involving the four employees of the company that wipes the memories that is fully entertaining.

I enjoyed the movie because it made you think and because I could relate to the two main characters as both parts of my own personality. Part of me is dopey, shy, quiet and boring. The other part of me is witty, impulsive and very very odd. It all makes sense in the end and you either hate it or like it.

My dad, for example, hated it. I give it 3.75 out of 5. Discounted only because of the dreadfully slow pace in the first half and lack of potential laughs. Even though it wasn't a comedy, there was so much room for more.

03-21-2004, 02:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Comedy and Romance 1 hr. 48 min. This is the story of a guy, Joel (Carrey), who discovers that his long-time girlfriend, Clementine (Winslet), has undergone a psychiatrist's (Wilkinson) experimental procedure in which all of her memory of Joel is removed, after the couple has tried for years to get their relationship working fluidly. Frustrated by the idea of still being in love with a woman who doesn't remember their time together, Joel agrees to undergo the procedure as well, to erase his memories of Clementine. The film, which takes place mostly within Joel's mind, follows his memories of Clementine backwards in time as each recent memory is replaced, and the procedure then goes on to the previous one, which is likewise seen, and then erased. Once the process starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine, so he starts smuggling her away into parts of his memory where she doesn't belong... which alters other things about his memories as well. This movie is getting a lot of reviews, which rate it as a great movie, but here's MINE. I saw this movie for one reason. Jim Carrey. He's one of my heroes. Anyways, I'm proud of any attempt Jim makes at becoming a real actor and I think he's done very well for himself here. I don't think it's anything award-worthy like The Truman Show, because I'm afraid this movie is doomed to smolder at the box office because of 'Jesus Chainsaw Massacre', as Fark is calling it. The movie starts off with the first hour dreadfully paced like Lost In Translation, which I thought was too slow. However, unlike Lost, the pace picks way up in the second half and all of the pieces of the story solidify. The end result is a cool little modern love story. There is also a side-story involving the four employees of the company that wipes the memories that is fully entertaining. I enjoyed the movie because it made you think and because I could relate to the two main characters as both parts of my own personality. Part of me is dopey, shy, quiet and boring. The other part of me is witty, impulsive and very very odd. It all makes sense in the end and you either hate it or like it. My dad, for example, hated it. I give it 3.75 out of 5. Discounted only because of the dreadfully slow pace in the first half and lack of potential laughs. Even though it wasn't a comedy, there was so much room for more. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]