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I didn´t expect too much when I went to see this movie, but in the end I have to say I was surprised how good it was. It´s both funny and thoughtful, it makes you think about your daydreams and our desire to escape from reality sometimes. The screenplay contains some wonderfully crazy and funny scenes, it is well acted and all in all it makes a movie really worth seeing.

At least a great Austrian movie, funny and moving together. It starts as a comedy and then, within the last 20 minutes turns into a drama. You just can´t but sympathize with the two characters. I especially liked the ending: although it´s very sad, after the very last scene you can leave the theater with a smile.

What can I say? I´ve seen The Truman Show now 5 times in theaters and I am still under its spell. This movie is touching, gripping, dramatic, funny, frightening and philosophic together, and it makes you think - and not only for a couple of minutes. It´s simply magic. Thanks to P. Weir, A. Niccol, S. Rudin, D. Gassner, P. Biziou, B. Dallwitz, J. Carrey, E. Harris, the whole cast & crew, for making this highly intelligent film - thank you so much! And SHAME ON THE ACADEMY! Only 3 noms, not a single award??? I refused to watch the Oscar-ceremony. But I am glad the film received 3 awards at the Golden Globes and also at the BAFTAs - it really deserved it. Jim Carrey is simply great as naive Everyman and tortured soul Truman Burbank, who eventually desperately wants to find out if the truth is really "out there". Although I liked Liar Liar and The Mask, I wasn´t a Jim Carrey fan until recently. Now I am. I was fascinated by his engaging, touching performance. He found the right way between comedy and drama, as well as the rest of the crew. Set design and cinematography are both excellent, the score is one of the best I have heard for a long time - B. Dallwitz did a great job, and also did P. Glass. I know many people complained about the ending - I loved it: abrupt and nicely ambiguous. Once again you have to THINK for yourself: How´s it going to end?... Peter Weir has made a lot of great movies, but this one surely will go down in movie history. Sensational.