a movie that 's been as highly built up as the truman show , with reviews boasting , " the film of the decade !
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and " a breakthrough !
" can only be leading up to letdown .
that 's no doubt -- it seems any movie with critical acclaim makes you think you 're going in for the ride of your life , that you 'll end up changed on the other side , and you come out of the theater going , " eh . . .
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that 's
* what all the fuss was about ?
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so , naturally , the truman show was building up to what was going to be a dissapointment .
and i convinced myself , as i nestled into my uncomfortable movie theater chair , actually to try not to enjoy it .
let me tell you , that is an impossibilty .
the truman show is truly " the film of the decade " and " a breakthrough " and more .
and you will come out changed on the other side .
such a movie comes around only once in a lifetime , where you find yourself feeling everything that the character is feeling , and this , friends , is it .
jim carrey shows that he does n't need to talk out of his butt to entertain us ; that he can be as dramatic as any of hollywood 's leading men .
the film has a difficult premise to tackle , trying to set us up thirty years into the " truman show 's " run , but tackle it it does , and perfectly .
with flashbacks actually being flashbacks on the television show , you get the sense that you are viewing a * real * prime - time hit .
and the way the camera constantly takes the forms it would in the " real " truman show is clever and well - done .
people , rejoice !
this is the first oscar - worthy film of not only this year , but of the last five years .
not since " schindler 's list " has a movie captured human spirit and true despair so well
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this is a classic in the making , and ( to borrow a line from esquire 's review ) it stars jim carrey .
nothing in his career to date and nothing he can do in the future will ever be able to top his role as truman burbank ; mark my word .
for , as i said , this is the movie of a lifetime and the role is of the same calibre .
forget special - effect ladden summer fodder .
drop your romantic comedies in the trash .
toss your thrillers and teen flicks on the pile .
you need nothing more than " the truman show " to carry you through the summer , or for that matter , the year .
oh !
and in case i do n't see you , good afternoon , good evening , and goodnight .
clever and well - done a classic in the making truly " the film of the decade " and " a breakthrough " and more he can be as dramatic as any of hollywood 's leading men such a movie comes around only once in a lifetime captured human spirit and true despair so well this is the movie of a lifetime and the role is of the same calibre this is the first oscar - worthy film of not only this year , but of the last five years