Arguably the most intelligent film ever produced

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2004)

Despite the naysayers, the filmgoers bound to conventional aesthetics of the 20th century, this film combines the writing ability of Kafka with the philosophies of Pope, Nietzsche, Schoepenhauer, and God knows who else. It is, however, an art movie, and as such, you will have your lot of folks who simply don't get it.
It is a visceral, powerful, mind-trip that I believe Orson Welles and Kubrick would have commended, a trip so true-to life and emotional that by the end you cannot help but see yourself in the roles of the characters, no matter how strange (or banal) they are.
This jumped to my favorite films of all time immediately, quite a feat considering my rigid expectations for movies. I haven't felt so awe-struck and intellectually challenged walking out of a theater since 2001: A Space Odyssey.
This movie is true cinema- an ingenious, prolific American screenwriter paired up with a visionary, talented French filmmaker. Overall, if you are looking for cheap entertainment, look elsewhere. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a movie for people who want to think, and if you think, it delivers a powerful, and potentially life-changing punch.