A great fable for the nineties

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 1998)

It is a rare treat to see such a movie come out of the pit of Hollywood's stomach. I have never sat inside a movie theater and been so involved with the life of Truman. Watching the man slowly unravel the world around him that is not really there was like watching movie magic fully come alive. For once I wasn't awed by a movie's special effects or it cheap pathetic patos it tries to drivel out at us, but I was more interested in this beautifully told fable made ready for the nineties. Peter Weir is a genius and I cannot wait for this film to make him more recognized as just that. He knows how to tell a story and all the while hold Jim Carrey under restraint.