A very different tale about true love

Rating: 8/10 (2 November 2019)

This film is currently the 92th highest rated movie on IMDB and there are to this day 1,696 reviews on this site, so it's not like my review will matter that much. Still, I re-watched this movie after a few months and I thought it was time for me for tossing my views about this movie in the reviews section.
One day Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) instead of going to work picks another train to Montauk, a shoreline zone on Long Island and he walks on the beach. On the way home he meets Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) and they began a friendship. Suddenly she decides that she doesn't want to go on and she goes to a clinic run by Dr. Howard Mierzwiak where memories can be deleted. Joel soon realizes this and he does everything for erasing Clementine from his memory. However, time passes and this doesn't happen because down deep he really loves her. This is basically the plot for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND.
So what I liked about the film? Michel Gondry's direction was very innovative with his use of handycam shots. Needless to say that the actors' performances are good. Jim Carrey unleashes his most serious side and he handles the part well. Kate Winslet is also very convincing (and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress) and Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood give nice support throughout the movie. The script is very clever.
My complaints about the movie are very few. Sure it's a bit depressing and weird looking at times but if you can look past this you can enjoy and like the movie for what it is.