An original love story of opposites that promises a poignant denouement.

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2004)

A poignant, poetic, romance, about the pain of a break up, with the sci-fi device of having their memories erased, beautifully performed with touching restraint from Jim Carrey, and exciting, sexy, volatility by Kate Winslett. But the heartrending potential of the story is lost by a style that misses the heartrending possibilities of the story idea. Instead of allowing the audience to feel the struggle of their attempt to come to terms with the anger that has exasperated their fundamental disparities, and to find each other again in the face this powerful erasing mechanism, the film gets trapped in irrelevant twists and turns that detract from the inherent promise of the story's potential. If not for the fine acting of the two attractive stars in a few strong moments it would have been a total loss.