Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Shortly after seeing Super-Size Me, I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Jim Carrey-Kate Winslett vehicle from Charlie Kaufmann (the guy who wrote Adaptation., Being John Malkovich, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). Certainly made Morgan Spurlock's binge-eating film look even poorer by comparison.
First, trust me, do not let anyone try to explain this movie to you. Please. He'll spend so much time trying to explain the plot, that you won't want to see it and you'll miss a great movie. This is, first and foremost, a love story. It's about two people (Carrey and Winslett) who break up, and, through the miracle of science, rediscover what it is about one another that they love. I won't go any farther into the plot, or, like I said, you won't want to watch it any more.
Michel Gondry - who mostly works on music videos, that's probably why the name doesn't ring a bell - directs the movie, and, above all else, does an amazing job with the lighting. Every mood is reflected perfectly by the brightness or dimness of the lights. He also coaxes great performances out of Carrey and Winslett, who play off one another stunningly and bring the most to their characters.
Carrey, for the most part, is dramatic, but he definitely displays some of the physical comedy he is known best for - even if it is just a flailing limb or two. Winslett is the free-spirited comedic entity in the movie, although her wild mood swings do seem to take her to some pretty depressed levels.
Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo - exactly how many movies did he make this year? 18, 19? - and Kirsten Dunst all co-star, and, even in reduced roles, make the movie better by their performances.
See this movie.
Shortly after seeing Super-Size Me, I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Jim Carrey-Kate Winslett vehicle from Charlie Kaufmann (the guy who wrote Adaptation., Being John Malkovich, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). Certainly made Morgan Spurlock's binge-eating film look even poorer by comparison.
First, trust me, do not let anyone try to explain this movie to you. Please. He'll spend so much time trying to explain the plot, that you won't want to see it and you'll miss a great movie. This is, first and foremost, a love story. It's about two people (Carrey and Winslett) who break up, and, through the miracle of science, rediscover what it is about one another that they love. I won't go any farther into the plot, or, like I said, you won't want to watch it any more.
Michel Gondry - who mostly works on music videos, that's probably why the name doesn't ring a bell - directs the movie, and, above all else, does an amazing job with the lighting. Every mood is reflected perfectly by the brightness or dimness of the lights. He also coaxes great performances out of Carrey and Winslett, who play off one another stunningly and bring the most to their characters.
Carrey, for the most part, is dramatic, but he definitely displays some of the physical comedy he is known best for - even if it is just a flailing limb or two. Winslett is the free-spirited comedic entity in the movie, although her wild mood swings do seem to take her to some pretty depressed levels.
Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo - exactly how many movies did he make this year? 18, 19? - and Kirsten Dunst all co-star, and, even in reduced roles, make the movie better by their performances.
See this movie.
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