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The Truman Show
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich,
Natasche McElhone, Ed Harris, Holland Taylor
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| MPAA Rated: |
PG
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| Released By: |
Paramount
Pictures
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| Kiddie Movie: |
There are no adult situations and Carrey forgoes
his comedic slapstick. You make the call.
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| Date Movie: |
It's not a squishy movie, but sure.
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| Gratuitous Sex: |
No.
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No.
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| Action: |
No.
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| Laughs: |
Some chuckles, and some really funny scenes.
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| Memorable
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The sailing tragedy scene where Truman dies?
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| Memorable
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None come to mind.
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| Directed By: |
Peter Weir
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| Produced By: |
Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman,
Adam Schroeder
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The Truman Show
A Movie Review |
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MPAA Rated - PG |
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It's 1:42 Long |
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| A Review by |
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Stu Gotz |
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Have you ever had one of those
self-centered days where imagination takes over and you
begin to think "Hmm… Maybe I'm a real important person
and I just don't realize it… And all this stuff and all
these people are here just for me? Ya know, I am the center
of the universe! Oh shit… If that's true then everybody
knows I'm a chronic masturbator." That's pretty much the
premise of Jim Carrey's new movie "The Truman Show," well,
all except for the masturbation stuff. That was just my a
joke - I really don't.
Anyway, unbeknownst to Truman Burbank (Carrey) he was
adopted at birth by a corporation whose idea it was to
center a TV show around one person's life - kind of like
MTV's "Real World" taken to an extreme. So all of Truman's
life is a stage and everybody, worldwide, is watching and
loving him. People are watching as Truman takes his first
step, his birthdays, as high school love blooms, and as he
steals his first kiss. Sounds intriguing and fun doesn't it?
Well all is pretty much going well until the 30th year of
production because that's when everything starts to unravel.
Following several technical mishaps on the set of "The
Truman Show," Truman begins to have most of those
self-centered delusions I spoke of earlier. This plays into
the audience's sympathy, and I found myself rooting for
Truman, hoping he'll find his way to the real world. How
does it end? Go see the movie.
So poor Truman is growing up with his life as a stage and
he doesn't even know it. His parents are actors, his
friends follow directions, his love interests are cast for
the part, and if you think about it, it really is a cruel
situation. And, well, it's that kind of emotion that the
movie brings out. Now, as cliché as this will sound,
combine that emotion with well written situations and
supporting characters, I dare say I'm labeling "The Truman
Show" my first must see movie of 1998. Being that it's only
June, I think that says a lot.
Now, unlike "Forrest Gump," I wouldn't call "The Truman
Show" the feel good movie of the year, but if you understand
the concept, and the subtleties of the story, it is really
an excellent, funny movie. However, on the funny side, if
you're looking for Jim Carrey playing one half of Dumb, or a
Pet Detective, this movie is far from it. In any case,
sitting there in the theater I honestly never lost interest
in the characters and what they were doing. All that being
said I give "The Truman Show" 4 1/2 of 5 stars. It's a great
film, 'Nuff said. |
