This movie seems to have been unfairly overlooked, really. It’s the first collaboration between director Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and in a lot of ways is just as good as their latest Oscar winner.

Like any Kaufman script, it’s very surreal and very unique. There’s even a bizarrely placed musical number. Gondry’s visual style is evident in every scene. The movie seems to have a neat and tidy message about being in touch with nature etc, only to turn the whole thing on its head in the final moments.

Lots of chances to see Patricia Arquette in the altogether (or Hilary Duff in a training bra, if that’s what you like – albeit with a fine covering of hair) – and Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins and Robert Forster are all brilliant.

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