A great film from Gondry/Kaufman... great acting!

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2005)

Michael Gondry's Eternal Sunshine is a brilliant piece of film-making. The story is told in such an original, yet charming and emotionally charged manner that one basically has no choice but to feel for these characters. Its the story of a man (carrey) who falls in love with an oddball girlfriend who suddenly acts like she doesn't know him. The film is superbly written, Kaufman's screenplay is finer and richer here than in Adaptation or Confessions of a Dangerous mind, IMO. The performances also make this film worthwhile, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are absolutely perfect in the leads, both deserve Oscar nominations last year if you ask me. Also two actors who i usually do not like much in Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood are at the absolute best here (partially due to them, mostly due to the great script). Mark Ruffalo was a highlight for me, never have i seen him be a character so good, he was my most memorable performance of the film. Tom Wilkinson was also great, playing the role of a doctor. This film is beautiful, with great music, direction and extremely good chemistry. This is one of rare love story type films that i love, saw it twice just this week. 10/10 #50 on my list of all-time favorite films