Almost a masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (9 October 1999)

"The Truman Show" could have been one of the best films of the 90's if there wasn't a small problem: there's something missing on it. I've tried to discover what it is, but I couldn't.
We are not used to see films like "The Truman Show", so some people can think it is quite confuse, but I don't think so. Above all, it is an adult fable about a man's life. It talks about many serious and complex subjects with sweetness.
The acting in the film is great. Jim Carrey redeemed himself. I don't think he deserved the Oscar, but I recognize he has a very good performance in the film. Ed Harris has the best performance of his life as Christof and he deserved the Oscar more than James Coburn, although I think Billy Bob Thornton was also superb in "A Simple Plan". And there is Natasha McElhone (Truman's great love in the story), and we have to pay attention at her.
The screenplay is unique, but I don't know if the thing that is missing is fault of the director or the writer. Maybe it was no one's fault. I really don't know. I just think that "The Truman Show" had everything to be a masterpiece. Well... It is almost...
Rating: 9/10