After missing this at the movie theatre (yes, another one!) I picked this up at the local video store (why do we still refer to it as such when the majority of films are now on DVD?) and watched this last night.

Personally, I thought it was great filmmaking on any number of levels. The acting was great. Carrey was a revelation, proving that he *can* act and not just overact. Kate Winslet's performance made *me* fall a little bit in love with her. And the supporting cast were uniformly outstanding.

As for the cinematography, Gondry appears to have made the transition from music videos and commercials to the big screen with some degree of elan.

And Charlie Kaufman's script proved as reliable as ever in it's surrealist twists.

And hey, for once, we didn't get the pat Hollywood, happy ever after ending.