The Truman Show Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

One of the smartest, most inventive movies in memory, it manages to be as endearing as it is provocative.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Adventurous, provocative, even daring.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

A gemlike picture crafted with rare and immaculate precision.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites

An original, inspired piece of work.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A beautifully sinister and transfixing entertainment-age daydream.Read the full review

Washington Post | Michael O'SullivanAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Funny... and the payoff is the most provocative Hollywood concoction in a while.Read the full review

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

Warm, affecting and refreshingly shtickless, he (Carrey) occupies center stage here through sheer, beguiling force of personality.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

A sharp-witted, visually layered, gorgeously designed, meticulously directed piece of formula pablum.Read the full review

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