Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo
Director: Michel Gondry
When introverted Joel (Carrey) meets extroverted Clementine (Winslet), sparks fly and romance blooms quickly. But their differences eventually divide them and the relationship ends abruptly in an explosion of meanness. Clementine decides to have Joel removed from her memory, and seeks the assistance of Dr. Mierzqwiak (Wilkinson) and his less than professional assistants (Wood and Ruffalo). When Joel discovers this, he decides to follow suit and remove Clementine from his mind. But Joel's memory is a tangled place, and soon he discovers that he does not want to lose the memories that he has. What follows is a foreword and backward journey through Joel's mind as he tries to hide his memories of Clementine from the "erasers". As usual, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has produced an offbeat movie. Those looking for a typical Jim Carrey movie will be sorely disappointed. If you are looking for an off the wall romance in which almost anything can happen (after all, a good portion of the movie takes place in Joel's head), you will walk away with a smile on your face and the realization that all memories are a part of who we are and should never be forgotten.
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