Good movie!

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 1998)

The Truman Show is most certainly one of the best movies so far this year. This movie was funny, sad, and powerful with performances that are top notch. Jim Carrey better get an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Truman Burbank. Carrey was perfect as the typical "Leave It To Beaver" kind of guy, who turns out to be a real person, who has real feelings. You see, it's not the "Leave It To Beaver" part that is so great about his performance, it's the metamorphic change that occurs in Truman where he moves from the "Leave It To Beaver" guy to the real man, who will stop at nothing to know the truth. This isn't a movie where you can just sit back and enjoy the ride. You have to think, and if you look close enough, you will see the quietly powerful message; the message of hope and freedom, the idea that no innocent man or woman can be kept in some place against their will, and the idea that if deception is involved, then eventually truth will prevail and hope and freedom will be restored.