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Summary: oustanding!
Review: Imagine that your whole life is a lie, everyone is watching you everywhere, and the people who you love and with whom you've been sharing your life, including your best friend and your beloved and always funny wife are just actors. The Truman Show's basic idea carries an undoubtful cruel and sad felling, but in the hands of Peter Weir, a talented filmmaker who believes in the humanity and in hope, the film turns out to be an interesting, funny, and entertaining masterpiece, although it has an undeniable sad context. Truman is played to perfection by an actor who I've never thought that he could actually act, Jim Carrey. In this dramatic, powerful and blessed hole, Carrey delivers an excellent job! certainly he deserved the Golden Globe for this breakthrough performance. Carrey builds an ingenuous, good and honest man, making impossible for the audience stop caring and loving him. And during the whole running time of the film, you will find yourself laughing, having a great time and sometimes crying for Truman at each curve his fate takes. The supporting performances stand out for their quality, Laura Linney (from Congo, a great flick about explorers who are hunted down by killer gorillas in a mountain, available at Amazon) offers an unforgetable interpretation, playing with ear-to-ear smiles a cold and cruel actress. It's beyond me the reason why she didn't receive any Oscar nomination, but it's said that Paramount, Truman's studio, tried to nominate her in the Best Actresses Category but the year's other main performances (Cate Blanchet, Fernanda Montenegro) were more applauded, but had they took the Supporting Category, she would be a tough contestant for the Oscar. Ed Harris' Christof is one of those characters that will live forever in the hearts of the audience, and Truman, well, Truman is perhaps the most upright, honest and sweet hero that Hollywood ever conceived. The technical aspects count with curious, never-seen-before camera movements, intelligent and different ways of shooting the scenes and a strong direction by Weir. The Truman Show is available at Amazon, the DVD and VHS include the original trailers and interviews with the cast and director. Own this masterpiece! And don't forget to take a look at Congo.
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Summary: A very thought provoking movie
Review: The Truman Show is an excellently executed movie, that forces one to think about the content, and leaves much up to the imagination. A welcome surprise compared to some of the rubbish that has been coming out of Hollywood recently.
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Summary: 'Seriously' disappointing!
Review: To be fair, this movie was never meant to be a typical Jim Carrey vehicle like 'Ace Ventura' or 'The Cable Guy', nor was it advertised as such. Yet I was quite amazed at how utterly humourless it was, completely wasteful of Mr Carrey's tremendous talents. The mere mention of being 'snubbed' for an Oscar-nomination is preposterous!There is little to no story in this dull and overlong picture, apart from the original idea of a person's life as a TV show, which as I remember, was barely enough material for an episode of the 'Twilight Zone'. There is also an inept attempt at some kind of social commentary that goes nowhere, especially with Ed Harris' strange role as the god-like producer of the show providing the movie's most embarrassing moments. Beware too, of what must be the worst musical score in movie history.
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Summary: Best Film of 1998-Forget Shakespeare in Love!
Review: Nobody will ever accuse the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of having common sense or good taste. I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out why this film was beat out by "Shakespeare in Love", and why Jim Carey, who turned in the best performance of his career in "The Truman Show", wasn't even nominated for best actor. The plot of this movie is simple enough-Jim Carey plays a young man whose entire life has been entertainment for the rest of the world. He dares to reach beyond the giant bubble which is his universe to see what's out there, only to be foiled. Of particular note is the scene toward the end of the film where Truman reaches the end of the dome shaped studio and is told by Christoph (Ed Harris) about his world. This stands out as one of the most magical scenes in an extraordinary motion picture. I realize that this movie isn't for everyone (my wife, for one, didn't particularly like it), but Carey's performance alone justifies the purchase of this video. He displays a vulnerability and childlike fascination that is unlike anything I've ever seen. A very good supporting cast includes the shamefully overlooked Ed Harris, as well as Laura Linney. "The Truman Show" is one of the most brilliant and overlooked motion pictures ever made. The ersatz "Ed TV", which followed a similar plot, doesn't begin to approach the craftsmanship of "The Truman Show". Hopefully, the Academy will make up for their slight of Jim Carey with "Man on the Moon, which appears to be his second acting tour de force.
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Summary: You'll see a great movie
Review: This movie is special for people who thinks that their place in the world it's seen by someone
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Summary: A touching story of a lifetime to open our minds and hearts.
Review: On the air, unaware, being watched by the whole world! It's show time! It is the Truman Show! A touching story of a lifetime that shows how insensible the human being can be, manipulating a man's life and feelings, confining him to a surreal world where life can even be perfect but is lack of sensibility; just because it makes good television. With this extremely inspiring and original screenplay, spectacular art direction and costume design, a wonderful dramatic score, a show of interpretations by Jim Carrey and Ed Harris, and a remarkable direction by Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society); the Truman Show is an entertaining and dramatic cinematographic production that makes us think about our own lives. Are they really true or they are full of actors and frustrations? The decision between the true life and The Truman Show belongs to us.
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Summary: Fantastic, Inspiring
Review: Just a great movie. I don't even like Jim Carrey but this movie is not to be missed. It makes you hope that you too can escape from your own little world.
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Summary: Great - an instant classic
Review: The Truman Show is a great movie. This is one of those movies you cannot help but like. It has it all: comedy, drama, romance, action; it's got everything. Jim Carrey is spectacular and shows he has incredible range. The rest of the supporting cast is terrific as well. Also a very good satire in many parts.
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Summary: READ THIS REVIEW
Review: this way a really good movie, and I cant really stress the word "really" enough. probably the only Jim Carrey movie that I actually liked. this movie has so much meaning and was't just another big attempt at comedy. I really liked this movie, the only reason I didn't give it five stars because I gave that to South Park- to which nothing can compare.
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Summary: One of the 10 best movies of all time. THE most original.
Review: Jim Carrey gives his first serious performance in this astounding masterpiece of a movie from director Peter Wier(another one of PW's good ones is Dead Poet Society). A lot of people were disappointed with the movie because it wasn't a comedy, but it was great. It should have won BEST PICTURE, and Jim Carrey should have won BEST ACTOR at the Academy Awards.
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