Should win best picture Oscar!

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2004)

Best sound design in a movie, ever. Truly one of the best movies I've ever seen, and I, like you, have seen a LOT. Well executed, and so subtle at points you'll probably not catch everything the 1st time around.
Gondry's going to be a director to watch out for. And digital (computer assisted) filmmakers in the next 20 years will point to this film as inspiration. Subtle, subtle stuff, but very, very effective. Just watch the reversing street scene early on! Or how like an impressionistic painting things are as the background blurs in different ways at different points. Also brilliant use of lighting throughout the film.
And Jim Carrey makes the film, never going over the top, always hitting just the right note. (Esp at the end of the film as his last memory is being washed away.) A thousand thousand fanboys will fall in love with the character of Clementine - girls, start dyeing your hair.
If ever a small picture deserved the studio push for the best picture Oscar, this is it. Hits on every mark. Oscar for best sound design for sure! And best lighting!