A Presage of Reality T.V.

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2010)

"The Truman Show" has only become more relevant since the time of its release due to the reality T.V. boom that has confirmed television's capacity for evil.
Jim Carrey plays a man who's the star (unbeknownst to himself) of a reality show about his life that is watched by the world. Director Peter Weir finds a way to use Carrey's exaggerated comedic mannerisms in context of a real character rather than a caricature, and Carrey does well with the material. It's not hard to read "The Truman Show" as an allegory for the fate that befalls famous people when their private lives become public domain.
The film also stars Ed Harris as a god figure (in other words, a director) and Laura Linney in one of the first roles that began to establish her as a recognizable face.
Grade: A-