unexpectedly weak story

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2004)

Maybe it is all my fault  the story was written by Michel Gondry, Charlie
Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth  so it is quite natural for me to associate the story with some of the outstanding works that have producted earlier. Like Meeting John Malkovich', Adaptation' and MTVs of Bjork, etc. Too high expectation.
Another mistake  Jim Carrey paired up with Kate Winslat, Elijah Woods paired up with Kate Winslat. it is just not working. You cannot find any chemistry
between them even though it is the first time you see this combination. They are not attracted to each other at all.
It is contradicting that the film is marketed as Comedy/ Science fiction. Jim Carrey is not equal to comedy! This film can be categorized as Drama. The
character development has been done pretty well. Through the memory
erasing process, Joel (by Jim Carrey) finds out that actually he did has some happy times with Clementine (by Kate Winslat) that he did not want to forgo. That's how he dives into his deeper conscious that he has not had a chance to reveal long time ago -- his humiliated childhood. This is how his character
being formed. Joel becomes a dull and boring person.

The sub story led by Kirsten Dunst is too weak to be developed into another
linked by separate line. However, the film is more prone to convinced some sort of ideology. Unlike the previous work of Kaufman, the wonderful screenplay or storyline has carried the audience in the film like riding on a rollercoaster. It is a surprising twist in each brand new page and leaving you unable not to admire
his creativity and talents. However, please do not expect such kind of story line in this film.
The film explores the topic of destiny. If something is destined to be happened, although in the process, it has been erased, at last it will happened again. Or some one you truly love, no matter what in between has separated the couple
(like erasing the memory), you are destined to meet your guy/lady another time.
I am not particularly fond of this ideology, so I left the auditorium with
disappointment. And which to erase this film in my memory too.