An excellent concept, a reasonable film

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 1998)

This film would not normally inspire me to write anything but I am astonished to find it listed in the top 100 films ever, as rated on this site, and disappointed to find that the majority of people's reason for rating it so highly is the mere concept behind the film. A few years back this would have been truly imaginative but we live in the age of Jennicam. When I saw that the film was coming out my reaction was sort of "ah, yes, I wondered when this film would show up". When do we get a big-budget cloning nightmare film in the wake of Dolly the Sheep? (Maybe we have and I missed it. I'm not counting Multiplicity).
My friend who arrived late for the film didn't know the premise and spent most of the film trying to work out why Truman's life was so peculiar, which he says made it very entertaining. Since I knew what the film was about, and it unfolded before me exactly as I expected, I found it somewhat less inspiring. I'm not saying it's bad, Jim Carrey's performance is very good, but please, a bit of perspective!
6.5/10