It's the kind of film that could mean more to people after they've left the theater and thought about it awhile. full review

There is little charm in the coupling and almost no erotic intimacy, just a series of nerve-racking conversational collisions. full review

The disappointment I felt at the end of Eternal Sunshine was almost crushing, simply because there were sections of it that were as daring in their emotional directness as anything I've seen in years. full review

[Kaufman] clearly surpasses himself. full review

Neither wholly cynical nor wholly romantic, Kaufman's story is a balance of smarts and sentiment. full review

The perfect movie about love's inevitable imperfections. full review

Gets it more than right by stripping the science down to its laptop basics -- it's a 'simple' memory-erasing process -- and by putting greater emphasis on the humanity behind the diodes. full review

This is the best movie I've seen in a decade. For once it's no hyperbole to say, 'Unforgettable!' full review

The thinking is shallow. The emotions are tepid. But the creativity is dazzling. full review

Carrey is essentially the straight man, yet he's rarely been funnier. And Winslet is perfect as the model of an unstable woman who's bad news but irresistible. full review

A happy collision of cutting-edge writer, stars up for a challenge and a director with a taste for the symbolic. full review

Gondry still lags behind Jonze in rendering cohesive stories and human connection from Kaufman's adventures in self-analysis. full review

Audacious, thought-provoking and ruefully funny.

A masterpiece? Probably. Ingenious? Absolutely! Unforgettable? I'll see you at the 10th-year anniversary. full review

This mind-bender is both funny and touchingly romantic. full review

The twists here are the rare sort that seem both narratively surprising and emotionally engaging, particularly the one that boxes us into this interrogative corner. full review

Dizzying, dazzling, smart and, most importantly, honestly struggling with the variables of love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a mesmerizing mind game that still manages to find perfect pitch while pulling heartstrings.

The effort can fascinate, even if the result doesn't always match.

A loving, often rigorous look at love gone awry. full review

Despite jumping through the deliberately disorienting hoops of its story, Eternal Sunshine has an emotional center, and that's what makes it work. full review