The Best Picture of 1998

Rating: Null/10 (21 April 1999)

Peter Weir's TRUMAN SHOW is my favorite movie of 1998 and I still can't understand the decisions of the Oscar jury not even to nominate this movie for Best Picture. So here's my toast to this exceptional comedy-drama that should become one of the classics in movie history.
Although I liked SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE very much and think that SAVING PRIVATE RYAN is an important movie, the story of Truman Burbank touched me like no other film. Jim Carrey plays well, Ed Harris is great and the scene where he speaks to his "child" from heaven is perfect. The movie has the exact length. Andrew Niccol's script makes you a witness to Truman's life and wonder, who is watching your life now at this moment. It's definitely THE movie to watch (if you like to be entertained in an intelligent way) and THE movie to own on tape or DVD.