Eternal Sunshine - a real joy, highly recommend

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2005)

Some films reveal the inner workings of relationships that ring true and leave cliché at the door - such as Eternal Sunshine ES.
First, this is a well acted film, not the pet detective, or dark cable guy Carey, but truly a serious performance by Carrey and Winslet. The film explore the underbelly of relationships, the insecurities, as well as those beautiful memories that are reminiscent of different romantic - and serious moments in my emotional development. I watched the film with my wife of 15 years, and the film had the same effect on each of us.
Compared to other films where figuring out which way is up due to a lack of memory, such as Momento, this movie leaves the viewer with a warm feeling about the human condition. I would recommend the film as a date movie, for a couple in their early twenties or older.
I would also recommend the film to science fiction film fans, who appreciate seamless technologies into today's time line, without the gloss and action of Total Recall - which uses a similar "technology" as the driving force in the movie.
Second, the ending of the movie may have been shorter if this was a French film, leaving more to the imagination, but as in most American movies, or versions of European productions, it seems we Americans need to have things spelled out for us. But after the movie was completed, the ending did make some points that were fairly key to the movie. But this was not a movie with a sappy ending, either.