![]() ![]() This is not a movie, but a transcending experience. Jim Carrey, who at this point was still breaking the mold he so famously created, is devastatingly good, creating a powerfully affecting character in Joel, a man we recognize has flaws, but one we can identify with because of his vulnerabilities. Much like The Truman Show and Man on the Moon, Carrey shatters expectations (as did Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love), being the perfect complement to the intoxicatingly alluring Winslet. Written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michael Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a truly unique experience and may not be for everyone as its narrative is anything but linear, but the challenges are worth the rewards in this nearly perfect work of art. Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004) As he scurries about his fading past with a woman who has caused him great sorrow but even greater joy, he learns his life is meaningless with her, and to win her back is to start again. But Joel begins having second thoughts, and desperately tries to hide the memories of Clementine deeper into his subconscious so the extractors can’t find them. Each have had their memories of the other erased, or at least are in the process of doing so. Joel ( Jim Carrey) and Clementine ( Kate Winslet) meet cute on a train to Montauk, Long Island and hit it off straight away mostly because they’ve actually not only met before but were in fact former lovers. ![]() A young couple break up and decide to have their memories of each other stripped from their minds, only to discover how losing what they had brings them closer together. ![]()
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