An alternative, imaginative, shocking and unexpected masterpiece. Deserves "classic" status

Rating: 10/10 (15 September 2007)

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this movie deserves all 10 points and probably deserves more besides.
Allow me to drag out of hiding a word I reserve specifically for special occasions.....
Exceptional.
The general story isn't a new one by any means and has been done before (with varying success) by others long before. But this has to be the pick of the crop and it is very, very unlikely that any other will come close to approaching the quality of this version in the future.
The acting is truly perfect and I was - frankly - gobsmacked at how well someone like Jim Carrey who comes across as a bumbling ninny was able to do this sot of thing so well. Carrey, if it was your goal to make the switch from humour to "serious" acting, congratulations; you did in one movie what many others in your shoes have been utterly incapable of doing in a lifetime.
Kate Winslets performance is - as ever - spot on. A very talented individual indeed.
Its impossible to explain any of the plot without spoling so I'll leave the reader with this: Just go see it. If you "dont get it", I feel sorry for you.