Intriguing, disturbing, but not funny.

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2005)

This was billed as a comedy, and I expected it to be rather funnier than it was. It had its moments, but humour was not its focus. The plot line is simple enough - you have memories you don't like, so you get them erased. I couldn't help wondering how practical that would be. The film seemed largely to assume that you could remain blissfully unaware afterward that you had some missing memories, yet even events in the film made it clear that this could never happen.
The team that performs the procedure are rather unprofessional. I suppose that was meant to be funny, and to a limited extent formed part of the plot. I just found it appalling.
In the end, I found the film disturbing. If you can get memories erased, and not know that you've done it, then even if you've never had it done, you wouldn't know that for sure. Memories are part of what makes you you. The process described in the film seemed a bit like committing suicide in increments.
But I'm glad I saw it.
Sylvia.