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I LIKED THIS MOVIE EVEN MORE THE 2nd TIME The chronology of this film is very unconventionally ordered, but alas, it is not just for the sake of being different. I got this DVD for my 15 year old daughter to watch as she is a big Jim Carey fan, but I found the movie to be more compelling for me than I expected. Jim Carey's role was serious and he was superb. The supporting cast, a rather eclectic blend were perfect for the role, especially Kate Winslet as Carey's very weird significant other [Clementine] and Tom Wilkinson as the mad scientist/doctor who appears as stade and perfectly mainstream as everyone's family doctor or dentist. Wilkinson's mundane delivery of really profound statements is shockingly powerful. One instance has Carey [Joel] asking Wilkinson [Dr.Mierzwiak]if the "procedure could cause brain damage" to which the good doctor replied blandly, "technically speaking it is brain damage, but nothing you will miss; like a night of heavy drinking." The result of all this is a huge and unexpected emotional connection and investment in the characters based completely on a ridiculous premise. So well done is the character driven theme of this movie that I found myself believing that all this was possible while simultaneously wrenching over the pain Jim Carey [Joel Barish] and Kate Winslet [Clementine] were going through.