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Pleasantville (1998) Rank 4 Reviews
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eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at the new world we so easily dismiss as decadent. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Edward Johnson-Ott
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Not only does Pleasantville have more CGI effects than Titanic, it has more plot, better characters, and a more satisfying ending, too. Will it create the same kind of waves that the big boat did a year ago? Hardly, but discerning viewers not overcome by ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
This wondrous little fable is a cross between The Truman Show and Back to the Future -- and it's better than both. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
The Wild Things of God
In film, the exploration of an unreal world is often a vehicle for exploring spiritual truths. This was most famously done by The Matrix trilogy. However, a year before The Matrix appeared, a delightful fantasy named Pleasantville offered its own ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at The Wild Things of God
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
In the twilight of the 20th century, here is a comedy to reassure us that there is hope--that the world we see around us represents progress, not decay. ``Pleasantville,'' which is one of the year's best and most original films, sneaks up on us. It begins ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
FilmLand Web (Robert Konop)
Variety (Joe Leydon)
Ingeniously conceived and impressively executed, Pleasantville is a provocative, complex and surprisingly anti-nostalgic parable. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Variety (Joe Leydon)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
This uncommonly clever, surprisingly poignant fairy tale packs a social wallop that we're not quite prepared for. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Magical, visually exciting, affecting even in its sincere hokeyness, and extremely provocative. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Not only is Pleasantville a satire, a fantasy, and a visual marvel, but it's the best kind of feel-good movie. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Tracksounds! (Christopher Coleman)
Movie Reviews UK
The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema Welcome to a world where Father knows best, where Mother cooks dinner, and where Sister and Brother's small missteps are treated with stern-but-kind lectures. It's a realm where everyone is nice to one another, where nei ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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