Should be nominated for Best Picture! Do you hear me, Academy folks?

Rating: 10/10 (26 August 2004)

This is by far the best thinker-movie I've seen this year. Finally, it took Charlie Kaufman to re-invent both the romantic comedy and the mind-erasure scifi thriller. Now you can look at Total Recall and think it's cliched. We could already do that with every single Julia Roberts movie, however.
In just two movies, I was already a fan of Charlie Kaufman, dying to know what he'll come up with next. If the first two were the hook and line, this one's the sinker. I get a third film that's on par or better than the previous two. (I haven't seen Human Nature).
Charlie Kaufman is going to be a name that you hear in phrases in the future. This I predict. You know how people say things like "Well, I'm no Einstein, but..." when it comes to intellect. When it comes to writing, people will probably say, "Well, it's not Charlie Kaufman, but...". Maybe he won't replace Shakespeare, but he'll at least cut into his profit margin.
A rare 10/10