 On ABC's Good Morning America, Joel Siegel called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind "one great film" and suggested that Oscar voters "save room for Jim Carrey's name at the top of next year's Best Actor list. ... This performance is amazing." Siegel's comments are typical of most other critics', who have given Sunshine almost unanimous raves. Jack Mathews in the New York Daily News says that it "contains the best performance of Jim Carrey's career." Of the script by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation), Mathews writes: "A masterpiece? Probably. Ingenious? Absolutely! Unforgettable? I'll see you at the 10th-year anniversary." Lou Lumenick in the New York Post calls it "audacious, thought-provoking ... Kaufman's stunning rebuke to the brain-dead Hollywood romantic comedies we usually get this time of the year." Elvis Mitchell in the New York Times is more restrained, remarking, "Even as you laugh, it's a movie you admire more than love." His reaction is virtually identical to that of Mark Caro in the Chicago Tribune, who writes: "Eternal Sunshine may be easier to admire than to fall for." |
