I saw The Truman Show last night. I have to say that I was more
pleased with the execution than I had expected. Peter Weir showed
some laudable restraint in portraying Truman's growing angst,
keeping a short leash on Carrey whereas a lesser director might
have turned him loose a little too often. The ending was
surprisingly abrupt, but in retrospect entirely appropriate to
what the film sought to achieve.
Who was the actress playing the love interest (the one that was
campaigning to spring him)? She was absolutely lovely, her eyes
communicated what might have been pages of script in the hands of
a different director. For the life of me I can't think of what
else I might have seen her in.
Ed Harris played his character flawlessly; I've known guys like
that, both in Hollywood and in the ad biz.
Harry Shearer's bit part was spot on. I'll bet he had fun doing
it.
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