 | |  | | Media: | HD DVD | | Country: | USA | | Studio: | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | | Cert: | R | | Discs: | 1 |
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Screen captures are for illustration purposes and may not originate from the item reviewed. | | Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Review| HD DVD review written by Simon Crust, published 9th November 2007 | Supplied for review by  | Welcome the penultimate in the small season of shorter reviews of older discs that have been on the shelves now for some considerable time, but help to fill the back catalogue HD material.
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
A very short extract from ‘Eloisa to Abelard’ by Alexander Pope, in large part the inspiration for tonight’s feature; and why not? Hollywood has drawn inspiration from lesser sources in the past, and yet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is as far from Hollywood as ice is from steam; ostensibly the same, but materially different.
The film tells the story of Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet), two lovers breaking up from a long term relationship, each harbouring deep feelings but resenting the hurt, until a breakthrough medical procedure allows the removal of the memories. Clem erases Joel and then to spite her Joel does the same. However, during the erasing he realises how much he will miss her and in fact still loves her and tries his up most to hang on to the memories.
The film marks the second collaboration for Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry and with it they show they are a pair to be reckoned with. Kaufman’s wonderful script calls for three quarters of the film to play in Joel’s head; it’s his memories we’re seeing erased and Gondry captures that dream like quality with absolute precision. Kaufman’s script also asks some thought provoking questions and like any good argument leave the opinions open to viewer interpretation. Coupled to this some quite outstanding acting from the principle cast, who’d have thought Carey could be so deep, you have a film rightly deserving of its numerous awards and richly deserving of all the praise heaped upon it. Its non-linier time line does demand a deal of attention from the viewer, but it is a very rewarding experience. Both comic, tragic, heartfelt and deeply moving Eternal Sunshine is all this and more. And don’t forget it.
Movie score : 8 | | 372 word review written by Simon Crust. |  | To comment on this review, click here and post a reply.
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