A sparkling intellectual feast, embraced in a warm bear hug.

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2005)

One of the best films of the 00's has a set-up story that might ring alarmingly non-original: Carrey agrees to have his mind and memory medically entered to forget the painful break-up from the love of his life Winslet... But the way scriptwriter Kaufman outlines it, is ingenious and nothing short of fantastic in this complete delight of a movie that just gets better and better as it goes along, wrapped in swirling, dazzling visuals by director Gondry! Carrey has thrown off his cute clown mask for good (I wasn't totally convinced after "The Truman show") and is fully matched by the rest of its spirited cast ('Frodo' in a crew-cut... right on!).
A sparkling intellectual feast that races and challenges, keeps its audience guessing and puzzled, yet never outruns or outsmarts you, while embracing you in a warm bear hug. A unique, smart, funny yet deeply moving tribute to love and devotion and by now a genuine, modern classic. Love that scene outside the drive-in movie theater!
10 out of 10 from Ozjeppe.