Beautiful, heartbreaking, real.

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2004)

I love the irony... a movie with a sci-fi premise (medical procedure that can erase memories) as a catalyst offers one of the most realistic portrayals of human relationships ever accomplished in film. No stereotypes, no cliches, completely three-dimensional characters. Every quirk in each character was completely believable. And Jim Carrey.... after a while you forget it's him you're watching, the mark of a truly gifted actor. I agree with the person who said that this is a movie for the intellectually thirsty. It's definitely one of the more intelligent films to come out in the last couple of months, perhaps one of the three or so smart films Hollywood comes up with each year to tempt those whose wallets will not be snared by crap like Eurotrip.
There is really no way to describe this film. It has to be experienced. But I will say, sometimes it's like watching pieces of your own life parading themselves across a movie screen, which is why it disturbed me. Even after a week, I'm still haunted by it. Go experience it yourself.