Spotless

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2005)

What is not to like about this movie ? It is not a movie to watch casually, it pays to watch it carefully and keep up. The effort is worth it though. Kate Winslet shines in a type of role that would be perfect for Jim Carrey but instead, he plays the more down to earth role that Kate so often inhabits. They are both superb in their engaging relationship. Charlie Kaufman has written his best screenplay so far, Adaptation was superb but this was plain amazing. He is such a great writer. Michael Gondry managed to direct this movie with some of the most original scenes, with editing to match in a way that remains confusing but makes sense (honestly!) and is deeply moving if you have ever been in love. I think the movie is just as good, if not better on the second viewing. It is encouraging that movies of this calibre that are so original and fresh are still being made.