Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Future

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2005)

Very good acting (esp Morton), outrageously complicated but internally consistent (I think) story, subtle but brilliant special effects, user-friendly direction. Spielberg is one of the few "big" directors from the "Golden Age" of the 70s who is still improving (the only one?). Maybe because, since he owns the studio, I assume he has absolute control. It seems pretty clear that commercial success is not good for many artists. Maybe that's why Welles' creativity didn't diminish. Maybe it's not success but getting old. But even Welles and Spielberg got old. Some of Spielberg's stamina may be attributable to technical advances, since special effects have played such a big part in filling his film art gallery.