new Jim Carrey film
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 6:42 am
It's called 'Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind' and also stars Kate Winslet.
STORY
An introverted man finds his ex girlfriend has had any memories she had of him erased by a medical procedure so he decides to do the same for himself only to find himself regretting it as he undergoes the process.
PROS
- a really intriguing script
- a great performance from Jim Carrey
- some impressive effects that refreshingly are not done via CGI
CONS
- a little too clever for its own good
VERDICT
This is one of Jim Carreys occasional forays into serious acting and its a performance like no other that he's done - really low key, no wackiness or cheesy grins in sight. It's by the same writer as Adaptation, Human Nature and Being John Malkovich (although not as accesible as the latter) and is more similar in tone to Adaptation. But it leaps all over the place as Carrey relives his memories that are being erased and it's is arguably quite profound on the issues of human behaviour and conditioning. But because of this it is probably more of a film to appeal to critics than a mainstream audience and for this reason will be a flop along the lines of Jim Carrey's little seen, 'The Majestic'. Go if you want an intelligent, thoughtful film but not if you want some light fluffy mindless nonsense like Bruce Almighty.
Out late April (i think)
STORY
An introverted man finds his ex girlfriend has had any memories she had of him erased by a medical procedure so he decides to do the same for himself only to find himself regretting it as he undergoes the process.
PROS
- a really intriguing script
- a great performance from Jim Carrey
- some impressive effects that refreshingly are not done via CGI
CONS
- a little too clever for its own good
VERDICT
This is one of Jim Carreys occasional forays into serious acting and its a performance like no other that he's done - really low key, no wackiness or cheesy grins in sight. It's by the same writer as Adaptation, Human Nature and Being John Malkovich (although not as accesible as the latter) and is more similar in tone to Adaptation. But it leaps all over the place as Carrey relives his memories that are being erased and it's is arguably quite profound on the issues of human behaviour and conditioning. But because of this it is probably more of a film to appeal to critics than a mainstream audience and for this reason will be a flop along the lines of Jim Carrey's little seen, 'The Majestic'. Go if you want an intelligent, thoughtful film but not if you want some light fluffy mindless nonsense like Bruce Almighty.
Out late April (i think)