Jim Carrey's finest

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2006)

wow, i can't believe i just put that in the title. I didn't think i would ever be able to decide which is Jim Carrey's best movie, or at least, which one i enjoy the most, (i'm a massive fan!) Eternal sunshine takes the cake without a shadow of a doubt! despite the fact that it is critically acclaimed for it's brilliant, visionary techniques, (mainly thanks to director Michel Gondry). It's good to see Carrey taking some risks, stepping outside silly comedy which is his bread and butter, and i think it is obvious that Jim has enjoyed the change. he plays his character extremely well, weaving in and out of 'quiet, insecure Joel' to 'fun-loving Jim Carrey of old.' The Charlie Kaufman script is sometimes hard to follow, but if you follow the dialogue close enough, you will notice when the jumps from memory to Joel's current thoughts happen. Kate Winslet lights up the screen as the beautiful Clemntine, who is somewhat of an enigma in the film, but you grow to love her obnoxious, and sometimes quite shockingly foul mouth. With an impressive supporting cast of Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson, they provide the movie with interesting side stories and an essential parallel story as well. such is the rich tapestry of a Kaufmann script, you don't really know how the story will end, but you will be pleasantly by the end, as it holds it's integrity, and doesn't resort to a 'let's make everyone happy feel good ending'. must see, 10/10