REVIEW: THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

TO say I didn't have the highest expections for this film. Well that would be true. I didn't think it would be shit but I didn't expect it to be good. I did really love Eternal Sunshine and I own Michel Gondry's collected music video dvd. I really do like him but without Charlie Kauffman who wrote Eternal Sunshine and many including myself kinda thought that with out a great script Gondry might be just excentric but not a good director.

So yeah basically I'm worng is this film as good as Eternal Sunshine. No not really but it's isn't the same film. In fact I could see you falling in love with this film as much as Sunshine over time. It's alot more positive fun and cute then his last film but is defently like his music video work. In fact I heard alot of Gondry fan complain that he didn't do stuff in the style of his music videos. Well then if you are that person you will like this film.
The animtion and editing and all is woundering and dreamy but the thing that I really really liked was the acting which proves to me that Gondry knows his shit. Gael García Bernal is the biggest suprise here. All though he has proven himself as a dramatic Actor numerous time he has never done it with comedy but shit he nails it. His timing is so on. I've always thought actors should knw comedic timing to be great actors and Bernal has it. He really deserves something for this cause it's probably one of the best comedy performances I saw this year.
But also this isn't a straight up comedy so don't expect that. The science of sleep has a relationship that is disfunkational. Not as much as Eternal Sunshine but not perfect.
The sense of reality continues to be a major theme for Gondry which is makes his films that much more uniqe cause he's the only one taking on that theme currently and doing it well.

If you're woundering if you see this will you like yes you will and whatever the admission is in the state you see it in. It will be worth it. You will have a fun time and you will laugh and maybe cry maybe. I don't depends on the person on that one. But I think comparing this to eternal sunshine is unfair this is a good enough film to stand on it's own and be a great film by itself.