Eternal Sunshine is the second of Charlie's flicks to get a write-up in Salon's "Best of the Decade" feature. Says Nicole Holofcener (writer and director of "Friends With Money," "Lovely & Amazing," "Walking and Talking" and the forthcoming "Please Give."):

I have been thinking about movies, and while it's hard to pick a favorite or a best, or whatever, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" keeps coming up. It captured something so tragic and beautiful about relationships, something that can't even be verbally articulated -- but it was articulated -- through all of the different elements of the film. The first time I saw it, I couldn't get up. I was reduced to a puddle. It affected me in a way that got inside. (Source)

That's the whole article, but it's worth visiting Salon to see what else they've got going on over there.