words don't satisfy my love for this movie

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2004)

I just watched this twice in the past two days and sweet goodness. This is without a doubt one of the deepest films I have ever seen, a contender for my number one film of all time. I have to admit, I thought Being John Malkovich was clever but horribly shallow and I thought Adaptation was enjoyable but highly pretentious. But now that Charlie Kaufman has ditched Spike Jonze for a good concept, the result is movie magic. I also thought that Jim Carrey couldn't pull something serious off (and I'm not a huge Kate Winslet fan either), but the cast was perfect and completely effective. This movie examines what I find to be one of the most important life philosophies, the concept of memory and the self. It shows, as I would argue and agree with, that though we may wish that we had never met someone who now causes us pain, it is the good moments you had that are important and that erasing those moments may take away the pain, but it will also take an important piece of you as well. I wish I could feel satisfied with this review (I generally don't with any) but I had to write it anyways to describe the feelings I am having towards the greatness of this film. It isn't without its flaws, but who can blame the director for problems when dealing with a concept this monumental?