The Truman Show

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Critics' Reviews

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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
That rare cinematic experience-a movie so close to pure perfection that it seems a shame to spoil it by even reading a review beforehand.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
One of the smartest, most inventive movies in memory, it manages to be as endearing as it is provocative.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Adventurous, provocative, even daring.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Jeff Giles
A miraculous movie. It will rattle both your head and heartRead Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
A beautifully sinister and transfixing entertainment-age daydream.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
I enjoyed The Truman Show on its levels of comedy and drama; I liked Truman in the same way I liked Forrest Gump--because he was a good man, honest, and easy to sympathize with.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
Hollywood's smartest media satire in years--and a breakthrough for Jim Carrey.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Funny... and the payoff is the most provocative Hollywood concoction in a while.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
Warm, affecting and refreshingly shtickless, he (Carrey) occupies center stage here through sheer, beguiling force of personality.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
A sharp-witted, visually layered, gorgeously designed, meticulously directed piece of formula pablum.Read Full Review »
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