A missed opportunity

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 1998)

A group of us went to see this film, all wanting and expecting to like it. We'd heard that Hollywood had dared to produce a film with a new, fresh idea. Alas, we were all disappointed. Was it meant to be a comedy? It wasn't funny. Was it meant to be a thriller?. It wasn't thrilling.
It *is* a great idea, but the film should be very dark, very sinister; it was way too light-hearted. Stop and think for a second. After 30 years, the guy discovers his whole life's a lie! He should be consumed with pain, paranoia, anger, but what do we get from Jim Carrey? The usual rolling eyes and sub-Jerry Lewis grimaces. He can't act "paranoid", can't act "angry"; heck, just can't act. Back to the fart jokes, Jim.
Things looked up whenever the always-reliable Ed Harris appeared but just as I began to get interested, it'd be back to the mugging and grimacing routines.
What a shame that Peter Weir allowed Jim Carrey to mar what could have been a great film.