rating: 7.25/10
i am only now realising that i forgot to write a review for this movie. oops? but here it goes: this movie is a CONCEPT. it has striking visuals and imagery, the direction is most certainly wonderful. but i was also disappointed with this in the same way i was kind of disappointed with I Saw The TV Glow. i understand the point of visual storytelling but at what point does it just become stitching together pretty looking scenes and just... i don't know. this movie certainly wasn't as ambiguous and disparate as I Saw The TV Glow, but yet again both were concepts. this sounds so redundant. i like the idea of erasing the memories of someone u loved to be a bad thing. joel was the most happiest he'd ever been laying on the ice with clementine, but he loses that when his memories are erased. i liked those parts of the movie, but the movie kinda shoots itself in the foot with the needless slapstick comedy bits because it undermines the tension of the film. i'd love to watch this again someday, but i do wish there was a different cut that maintained the emotional heartbeat of the film without maiming it with unnecessary lightheartedness. kirsten dunst did a really good title drop though. that was beautiful.
