Very good

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2004)

I was hesitant to see this movie in spite of rave reviews because I thought Being John Malkovich was overrated. But this movie turned out to be great. Few movies they make these days are as sweet and romantic without falling prey to any tacky. You fall in love with the two main characters--this is an outstanding performance by Kate Winslet. Gondry's cinematography is inventive and perfect--it creates a beautiful vision without falling prey to the "too many gadgets" or "too many cute bits" pratfalls that are frequent with this type of concept movies. It was nice to see Elijah Wood as something other than Frodo and Kirsten Dunst steals scenes in this movie as easily as she has in everything else she has been in. My recommendation is to see this movie without knowing any of the plot information given in the reviews. But even if you already read them, you will enjoy, and be surprised by, this movie. This is a great story of a real love affair.