Jim Carrey in a new way

Rating: 8/10 (10 December 1998)

Good movie. It was nice to see Jim Carrey this way. In his earlier movies the "only" or most of the comedy was J.C. himself but he has definitely taken a turn for the better. In "Liar Liar" it was the situation that was funny, J.C. only made it more funny (I must admit that the only time I fell off the chair was after the movie where they showed the mis-takes). But in The Truman Show it really came through. The drama and comedy were perfectly balanced. The one thing that really was astonishing was that I found myself doing precisely what I thought was morally wrong. I was sitting there and following his entire life to every detail and wanted more. I almost wished that I was there in that "movie-world" watching the TV, following his every move. When I realized that, I really loved the movie. It sucked me in and spat me out again. I really hope that I wasn't the only one that understood the irony, because that's what (in my opinion) makes the movie great.