Wonderful and funny

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2000)

"Truman Show" belongs to a breed of movies that are different, imaginative and funny. It's most famous cousin, "Forrest Gump", was just as great to watch.
Never liked Jim Carrey much. I just thought of him as an overrated clown whose movies were only rented and enjoyed by boyfriends who actually thought "Cable Guy" would be entertaining for his girlfriend too. But he is perfect as Truman, the ultimate TV-series hero. I don't think anyone could have played the role better.
The setup is fantastic, the idea soars high and will be hard to duplicate, and I hope we will be spared any sequels. In any event, the originality and sense of wonder that prevails here is hard to achieve - but "Truman Show" really makes it.
By the way, I think Ed Harris should be given greater roles. He's awesome.