A Departure from Carrey's usual antics

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2005)

Truman (Jim Carrey) is an insurance salesman, with a pretty ordinary and fairly routine life. He Lives on an beautiful island, with good friends and a lovely wife; but he longs for more, he longs to leave his life and seek pastures new. The trouble is he can't cross the water after his father drowned, when he was just a boy.
Truman grows increasingly paranoid, that the world is watching him, and he couldn't be closer to the truth. His entire life, from birth has been witnessed by the world, because his life is a reality TV Show that has millions of avid viewers. In the beginning there was just one camera, but as he has grown, so has the scale of the farce in which he lives.
Jim Carrey's performance is outstanding, he avoids his usual mad-cap style, and relies on a much more solid and touching side to his ability. With a fine script, good support and wonderful direction, the Truman Show is a compelling, original and Moving exploration of Human Trials and Emotions.
Reality TV with a difference, and its great.
8/10