You'll love it or hate it. I thought it was great.

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2004)

Have you ever had a relationship that went bad, and you wish you could just forget everything about it? Ever had a person in your life that was nothing but a constant source of irritation?
What would you do if you had the opportunity to erase all memory of an individual? Is it worth coping with the bad in order to hang onto the good? Or would it be better to have no recollection at all? These questions are at the root of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
This is a movie that people will either love or hate. I can understand why a lot of people won't really care for the movie. If you're expecting "Bruce Almighty" or "Dumb and Dumber," then you're going to be sorely disappointed. The movie definitely has some funny moments, but it's not a classic Jim Carrey comedy. Just so you'll know where I'm coming from, let me point out that I love Jim Carrey's crazy antics in movies such as "Ace Ventura," "Dumb and Dumber," etc. But I also like to keep an open mind when he tries something different.
Would I ever want to go to the trouble of having some of my memories erased? Nah. Good or bad, my memories constitute who I was, which directly led to who I now am. You start messing with that stuff, and there's no guarantee on what could happen. It's not worth the risk. Man, I'm such a philosopher!
THE GIST:
If you're looking for something original and unique, then "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" definitely matches the description. But keep in mind that this is a movie that requires your brain to participate. If you can engage yourself in the movie and take the effort to think about what's going on, then you should enjoy it. But if all you want is a rubber-faced Jim Carrey running around shouting "Well all righty then," then you might find yourself disappointed.