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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Truman Show’: A Fascinating Look at Privacy and Reality
PG | 1h 43min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 5 June 1998 (USA)
I’ve never been a huge fan of exaggerated or outrageous forms of comedy, not even of the screwball variety that was so popular in the 1930s and ’40s. I feel that if something is funny enough, it should be able to stand on its own and be subtle in its delivery, instead of relying on showy or overblown antics.
Therefore, while I have enjoyed watching Jim Carrey in some of his dramatic roles, such as the character Tim Carter in 1992’s TV drama “Doing Time on Maple Drive,” I was never fond of his outlandish films: “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (1994), “The Mask” (also 1994), or the absolutely dreadful (in my opinion) “The Cable Guy” (1996).