I'm not a huge Jim Carrey fan, so when this movie came out in 2004, I skipped it. Recently a friend recommended it to me, so I decided to stream it on Netflix. Here we go.
Gains: +5Cinematography drives this story. When dealing with getting memories erased, the fading backgrounds and blurred images and other little tricks are wonderful for showing what is happening. When events are shown so expertly, the audience can more easily follow a complicated storyline.
The timeline was confusing to follow. However, Kate Winslet's hair color changes for each different time period, so if you were paying attention, then you could keep up with the timeline shifts. I enjoyed following the hair changes.
The story was simple, yet told with complexity. The characters were more like normal people than in most movies. In fact, given the level of mild-mannered boringness or, conversely, neurotic behavior portrayed by each main character, I came to really enjoy the acting by Jim and Kate. Funny thing is, Jim played the more boring character of the two.
Losses: -4
Did we really have to see Ruffalo's butt? Ick.
This movie has quite a lot of cursing. Lots of effs and J.C.s.
In the end I didn't care for either main character. It was cool that they found each other in the end, but both were so pathetic that it became excruciating at times. I believe it is impossible for people to understand the brain workings of any person with an IQ that is 10 points different. These characters were more like 80s or 90s, and it showed in my ability to empathize with them.
Final Judgment: +2
The technical portion of the movie was fantastic, as was the acting and basic story idea. Some of the scene choices and execution of the ideas should have been left out.
Final Judgment: +2
The technical portion of the movie was fantastic, as was the acting and basic story idea. Some of the scene choices and execution of the ideas should have been left out.
Hated this movie. Like. So much.
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