Five things about this movie.

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2004)

1. My friends recommended it wholeheartedly. Either they hate me, or they're none of them all that bright - I'm not sure.
2. I've hated Jim Carrey for years, but - "It's so good!" my friends squealed. "It makes you forget you're watching a Jim Carrey movie!" See point number one.
3. "Adaptation" was wretched and "Malkovich" was only tolerable because of John Cusack - so as soon as I saw the name Charlie Kaufman, I should have hit "eject".
4. Kate Winslet's character was a walking horror. I've known a lot of people like her and sadly, not enough of them are dead.
5. No one else in this movie did one thing that made the slightest bit of sense. They're not characters, they're plot contrivances. Lone exception: the wife of the man who ran the clinic. The scene where she confronted her husband was the only honest moment in this film.
5.5. Okay, the lighting was gorgeous, and the special effects were pretty good. But if the lighting is the best thing in your movie, then your movie really sucks.
Final analysis: I still hate Jim Carrey. I now loathe Charlie Kaufman. My friends are idiots who couldn't be trusted with a block of cheese.