Kaufman is one of the few writers in Hollywood original enough to be a real pull factor for moviegoers and in this outing is his best to date.
Kaufman's script is good enough to allow some real empathy for the characters to develop. Anyone who's been through the ups and downs of a relationship or even the bittersweetness in separations will find something in this film for them.
Gondry has allowed the "wormy mind" of Kaufman - whom I suspect invests a lot of himself in the characters he portrays - to live on film and here, the cast should be given kudos.
Even Jim Carrey, who is usually guilty of overacting, manages to put in more subtlety than usual. Only once, somewhere near the very end, did he lift the lid up enough for us to see a glimpse of the same IL' Carrey but thankfully, that scene is fairly short.
The production design and special effects are truly first class - I'd be upset if they weren't somehow recognised for this at Oscar time.
One of the more original Hollywood films in a while. 8.5 out of 10
Kaufman's script is good enough to allow some real empathy for the characters to develop. Anyone who's been through the ups and downs of a relationship or even the bittersweetness in separations will find something in this film for them.
Gondry has allowed the "wormy mind" of Kaufman - whom I suspect invests a lot of himself in the characters he portrays - to live on film and here, the cast should be given kudos.
Even Jim Carrey, who is usually guilty of overacting, manages to put in more subtlety than usual. Only once, somewhere near the very end, did he lift the lid up enough for us to see a glimpse of the same IL' Carrey but thankfully, that scene is fairly short.
The production design and special effects are truly first class - I'd be upset if they weren't somehow recognised for this at Oscar time.
One of the more original Hollywood films in a while. 8.5 out of 10