A truly amazing film

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2015)

What makes this film so amazing is not only the adorable chemistry between Kate and Jim, but also the brilliant plot. A film about two people having each other erased from their memories through a fictional procedure might sound stupid and overcomplicated. But in truth, it is bloody genius! Usually when making a romantic film directors follow the same recipe every time.
You start with two young and attractive people who fall high over heel for each other after their first date. Then you add 20 minutes of the perfect relationship where their love blossoms like never before. Then a big fight and lots of drama over just some silly thing and every thing seems to go wrong, but then just before the movie ends the two of them find their way back to each other and live happily ever after.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind totally scraps this recipe and instead relay on a extremely creative story. And the result is perfection. Neither does the film have the stereotypical cast like in most romantic films, and don't misunderstand me, Kate Winslet is a beautiful woman! But her role in this film is maybe not her most "sexy" one, as she is mostly dressed in baggy pants and hoodies with cheaply colored hair. It is also incredibly fun to see Jim Carrey in this film, as he is not exactly known for being a sex symbol.
I believe this film to be a peace of art and I love seeing Jim and Kate on screen together, portraying two people different as night and day. And the sub plot with Kirsten Dunst and Mark Ruffalo's characters works just as perfectly. There is not to many characters to keep track of and all of them are given their own personality (Elijah Wood's one being extremely annoying). Though I must say it is not a film to watch with one eye closed, as it craves a lot of attention if you want to know what is actually going on.
Truly one of my favorites films.