Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet didn't seem to me like a duet in a joint film. However, the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" has shown that this is quite acceptable. And if Winslet is perfectly perceived as a dramatic actress, then Kerry is more difficult. It's not easy for him to get rid of the role of a comedy genius. But the actor takes an interesting height for himself and seems to be coping. Not like the movie itself, though.

I watched the picture quite a long time ago. And recently I decided to revise it to revive my memories. It was amazing to rediscover the now well-known star cast, where in addition to Kerry and Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson and David Cross are present. But the main thing is still the plot, the staging, the overall impression. And here my feelings differ.

The picture begins in such a way that the viewer does not understand much at first. That's the idea. When viewing it, you should go through the path of the main characters together with the heroes, see the inside of their destinies and understand what happened and how everything came to what we have in the final. The staging is somewhat ragged and sometimes leads to a dead end. Sometimes it seems that for a complete understanding, you need to repeatedly view the picture. But, as for me, this is a fat minus of the project.

Acting is good. I understand why Jim Carrey was chosen for the main role. Hardly anyone else would have looked so organically in the role of an awkward and very diverse hero, which the actor showed. And even though I said that for Jim, roles in dramas are rather an exception, it was this exception that worked well in this picture. Kerry is good, impulsive, memorable. Another moment with Winslet. Her heroine sometimes scares with her quirks. A sweet and sometimes mysterious girl can sometimes really lose her temper and even seem dangerous. The actress is good in this role. However, frankly speaking, the stories of the characters are not particularly catchy. You'd rather figure out what's wrong with this couple than empathize with her.

Other actors are not bad either. Each character they play has their own story. The further the plot develops, the more you realize that everything in this picture is interconnected. But if sometimes such twists of history look great, then in this picture they are clearly piled on top of each other and weigh down the production. When I see another twist, it already seems that everything is extremely tailored to the needs of the film, and the screenwriters did not worry much, having created such a tangle of intricacies of fate. And in this regard, it's even surprising to me that the picture won the Oscar for best screenplay. On the other hand, the other nominees of that year could not really boast of something better, in my opinion.

What I really liked is how the story conveys the inner world of the main character, what happens in his head. A lot of interesting solutions and sometimes absurd pictures may well be in the head of any person. And here the film seemed to me quite realistic, especially if you remember what dreams people sometimes have. I'm sure many people will agree with me that often after waking up you wonder what it was I dreamed about? Although at the moment of sleep, what was happening seemed quite normal.

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is not a bad picture. But for me, this story has remained a passing one. There is no zest in it for me personally. Heroes and stories do not cling, an excessive abundance of plots and their intertwinings are often confused, and the final impressions remain at the level of an average film for one evening.

6 out of 10.