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On the air. Unaware
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The Truman Show is not a comedy; there were not enough funny lines or
situations to make it a comedy and casting Jim Carrey as the lead doesn't make
it a comedy.
In fact this was never really intended to be a comedy but Carrey's presence
seems to have confused a few of the critics who obviously forgot to watch the
film.Truman Burbank, adopted at birth to be the star of The Truman Show, now in its
30th year, is blissfully unaware that, for him, all the world's a stage. A
down-to-earth version of Dark City.
That is until a number of strange occurrences start to make him wonder why he
seems to be the centre of everything. Beginning to question his very existence,
he sets off to discover exactly what is going on around him.
The film is well put together but doesn't achieve its full potential; there was
a Twilight Zone short, years ago, covering the same topic which was much
better. Carrey is excellent in places and proves that he can indeed act but, when he's
playing the day-to-day Truman, it's that stupid Carrey grin and a personality
that has no explanation to it that gets in the way of all credibility. Most of
the time Truman plays to the camera; a camera that he doesn't know exists. A
strange flaw in direction. Carrey has been rumoured to be on his way to an oscar for this one ... he was
good in places, but, as Truman himself says, "Close, but no cigar".
An enjoyable film, with a couple of genuinely funny scenes ( "Remember; it
could happen to you" ), despite the missed opportunities.
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