Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson) and his team (played by Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Kirsten Dunst) go to work on erasing his memories of Clementine only for Joel to discover that he doesn’t want to have the procedure done. Joel finds out that he’s been erased from Clementine’s memory (so to her, “they” never happened) and to exact revenge he decides to have the same thing done. that specializes in just that – erasing memories of loved and/or lost ones. The two hit it off in their own way and the next thing we know, Joel has been informed that she’s had him “erased” from her memory. Ditching work one day, he heads off to Montack Beach (in February no less) only to meet a stranger by the name of Clementine (Kate Winslet). Carrey plays Joel Barrish, an introvert who communicates better by scribbling in his journal that with the power of the spoken word.
The film doesn’t really follow a linear timeline, it doubles back on itself a few times so as not to keep us guessing, but to show what’s going on inside the mind of one seemingly normal man. What’s that old saying…”Dying is easy, comedy is hard”? Tell that to Jim Carrey. There must be something inherent in Carrey that makes him want to make us cry, because he can certainly make us laugh.
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Then again, he can don a green suit and become “The Grinch” or even play God with little help from movie special effects. Carrey has shown his acting chops in films like The Truman Show, Man in the Moon and to a lesser extent in The Majestic to much acclaim. Like Robin Williams before him, he’s a great comedic actor who can also do drama, but hasn’t ever received a nod by the Academy (even a nomination) that he years for so badly. More importantly, it stars Jim Carrey in a return to his more dramatic side. Kaufman has given us some of the more thought-provoking movies in the last few years like Being John Malkovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Adaptation. The world forgetting, by the world forgot.Įach pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d.”Īnother brainchild of Writer Charlie Kaufman is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. “How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! Plot: What’s it about? Video: How does it look? Audio: How does it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about?
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