Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (15)

★★★★ This outing from Charlie Kaufman's oddball imagination is wonderfully intriguing, often touching and typically convoluted - Kaufman, the man behind Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, and the most innovative writer in Hollywood today, plays with chronology as effectively as Tarantino. ~ Radio Times.

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Directed by former music video director Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss. 

After a painful breakup, Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind.

When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved.

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★★★★✭ At once scathingly unsentimental and thrillingly romantic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the perfect date movie for smart couples. ~ AllMovie.

★★★★★ Vibrant, warm and deliriously inventive, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is romantic comedy snogging science fiction in another genuine original from Adaptation scribe Charlie Kaufman. ~ BBC.

★★★★ Aside from the futile subplot, Kaufman's latest is a weird, visually woozy rom-com-in-reverse that charms, amuses and moves. ~ Total Film.

★★★★ Some people may find the early going tough, but this remarkable movie is in possession of a serious mind and a rare, true heart. ~ Empire.

★★★★ Visually arresting and strangely moving, 'Eternal Sunshine...' is that rare thing, a movie that will make you think. And remember. ~ RTE.