The Truman Show

1998

Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris

Ever feel that you are going round in circles? Truman Burbank (Carrey)  is increasingly feeling this day by day. He lives in the sleepy town of Seahaven in a perfect house, has a perfect wife and a perfect job. Almost to perfect in fact. When things start happening that are out of the oridinary, we see Truman spiralling into depression and questioning his own existence. Who is he? What is he?
Well, what he is in fact is the star of a huge television show based entirely on his life. The show is the brainchild of Christof (Harris). The Truman show is watched and obbsessed over by millions of people and Christof knows exactly how to manipulate the audience with beautiful music and lighting. Every person in Truman's life is an actor, he is the only real person in Seahaven. He needs to get out...but that proves harder than it sounds.

Carrey is amazing as Truman and proves how good an actor he really is. His acting at the end is heartbreaking.

Ed Harris is great as the passionate but cold producer and Laura Linney is fabulous as Truman's 'wife' who thinks nothing of doing an advert for cocoa in the middle of a serious conversation.

Philip Glass's music, as always, is beautiful and  the artifical 50's look of Seahaven is very interesting.

Big Brother is watching.........

10/10