Too good to be true . . . but actually is.

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2004)

I've been watching movies for 28 years now and have probably seen too many, but though I've long considered (10 years in fact) "Schindler's List" the best movie there is, this movie replaced it without a doubt. I even watched both movies again just to be sure. This really is the best movie in existence. The message is so simple but it is one of those things that you just know once you walk out of the theatre but can't even really describe to someone else. Michel Gondry outstrips Spike Jonze in every respect and improves immensely on his last attempt. The characters are neither cute and cuddly nor are they romantically endearing and the movie shows that. Joel drives a '93 Corolla, they both live in small apartments with quirky, yet normal decorations. There isn't anything extraordinary about Joel but Gondry makes him seem like so much more, Clementine seems so outwardly odd that it seems so amazing how the movie shows her to be someone who functions just like the rest of us. One could go on forever, but it must be known, this really is too good of a movie to not watch.