One Of The Best, Most Beautiful And Moving Films Of The 1980's

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2010)

i don't know why i compare the two, but i think this movie is even better than Terry Gilliam's amazing film classic 'Brazil'. it's just feels deeper and more moving. it's not that the whole Amnesty Int. thing in 'Brazil' wasn't moving, i just like Peter Weir's film better.
Peter Weir is an unusual and intelligent film maker. his films never cater to mass taste and his early films are basically foreign "indie" films. early Peter Weir films like 'Pinic at Hanging Rock' and 'The Last Wave', are brilliant and intellectually provocative works of intense cinema.
this has got to be Peter Weir's broadest film. it plays to a broad audience and caters to mass taste. even though Weir worked with Harrison Ford on two movies, 'Witness' and 'Mosquito Coast', those movies had less of a broad audience appeal.
'Truman' also has a timely quality that even seems more relevant today than ever with the influx of reality shows inundating the current media. and with all the "big brother" conspiracy theories out there today, 'The Truman Show' reads kind of like a comedy conceived by George Orwell.
and what can you say about Jim Carey? excellent. i can't believe he wasn't at least nominated for an Oscar for this. he makes Truman Burbank a cute, likable, even kind of schmaltzy, character without losing the depth and serious side to the performance.
a brilliant and wonderful film. it also should be noted that even though it's aimed at adults, nothing here is offensive and is suitable viewing for the whole family.