Tries too hard but to no avail

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2004)

A wonderful idea for a movie, but this movie is flawed in more ways than not. This could have been one of my favorite movies of all time if done correctly, and maybe someone will realize the flaws and remake it. The main problem is predictability. There are SO many points in the movie where the fact that he is inside his memory and the beginning is when he wakes up after the operation is BLATANTLY obvious. This would have been so much more fun to watch if I was waiting in suspense, but when the whole idea is revealed so early in the movie, it's not as fun. Also, if the movie occurs as it is filmed, the cycle is unending. The first meeting would be at the gathering on the beach, and then, after a relationship, both would erase each other's memory. During the erasing, they hide from the process just enough to know to meet each other again on the train. Then they go through the relationship again and do it once more. The movie is unclear as to whether this is a one time thing or continuously repetitive. If it is repetitive, it doesn't take into account aging concerns. After they do this 20-30 times, they will be years and years older without having any internal account of how they got that old. I had more problems with the flick, but I saw it so long ago I can't remember them all. Jim Carrey did a good job in his role.