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David Wilcock
Peter Weir keeps the film going, clearly having fun. The film is far more upbeat than his previous films Dead Poets Society and Green Card. Although it is slightly slow to begin with, about half an hour into film the pace really picks up, and when...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at David Wilcock
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Jerry Saravia
The notion that television is corrupt and that it corrupts minds is as old as the invention of television itself. There have been a plethora of films concentrating on this technological theme from the classic "Network" to the recent successor "Wag the...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Jerry Saravia
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Nikki Lesley
A movie like The Truman Show is really hard to come to terms with. For a start, there's all the hype associated with it. I like to go into a movie with very little idea of what's about to unfold, making it possible for me to judge a movie on its...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Nikki Lesley
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Jim Carrey gives a brilliantly modulated performance in this film, directed by Peter Weir from a script by Andrew Niccol. The story follows a character whose life (unbeknownst to him) is the subject of a television show--reality TV taken to its absurd...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Cinescape
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by darin on May 08, 2009 North Salt Lake, Utah
This movie will have you on the edge of your seat. It's a thought that everyone had when they were younger or throughout life. Sometimes you feel like your the only one on the planet and that your part of a show that everyone is watching. Very good. ...

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