Proofs that Jim Carrey can actually ACT

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2002)

This movie is probably most memorable for showing that Jim Carrey can actually ACT. I basically hated him in every other movie, mostly in DUMB AND DUMBER, the MASK and THE CABLE GUY. In this movie, however, he plays remarkably restrained and he actually shows emotions. WAY TO GO, Jim.

The rest of the movie is basically very entertaining. There are a lot of interesting touches, such as Truman's wife constantly doing advertisements for all kinds of rubbish at the worst possible times, and the reactions of the people viewing the show. The idea behind the movie raises some interesting issues on privacy and on exactly what the media should be allowed to, although these issues could have been investigated a little further.
When you really start to think about it, however, the movie just doesn't add up. The idea of a TV studio the size of a small island and a man not knowing that he's in it are just a little too much to swallow, especially when you realize that nobody on the island can do ANYTHING at all. I mean, is it that hard to actually hire a bus driver or a ferry captian instead of an actor ? It's really a shame that this movie isn't as convincing as it could have been, but other then that it's very entertaining.
*** out of ****