One of the most beautiful movies of all time.

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2004)

I don't usually go for love stories. I don't know, maybe it's the whole sappy bit that pulls me out of it. Maybe that's why I loved this movie. Although it is a "love story," it is unlike any love story put to celluloid. The lovers are not perfect, their love is imperfect. They fight, yell, insult each other. They don't share any epically romantic moments, but only little things that are so much more beautiful for their simplicity. Eating Chinese food and watching an old movie, or sitting in a car outside of a drive-in, making up your own lines for the movie, a la MST3K; these are moments of romance that we can relate to and feel empathetic to. Maybe it's that. Maybe it's the fact that their love is true, and survives all of their arguments and trivial fights. Well, it did survive, until Clementine decided to go out and erase Joel from her memory. Maybe it's because I can relate to the story that I love this movie so much, the tale of a man who, in an act of spite, does something that ruins his love. He realizes his mistake too late, and desperately fights to cling to what little he has left. Some of the most beautiful quotes of all time (in my opinion, anyways) come from this movie. I would list them, but that would ruin some of the movie for you. Point being is that this is not your average love story. This is not a tale of "two star-crossed lovers" or any of that bull. This is a tale of two very human, very real people, and the love between them. Simply put, this film is one-of-a-kind and a work of pure art. I truly consider it one of the best films of all time.
A+
Flawless, incredibly touching, and excruciatingly heart-breaking. Go experience it and form your own opinion. Mere words cannot encompass the masterpiece that this is. Enjoy