The Truman Show

As I was flicking between channels on a break from work today, I came across The Truman Show.  And it quickly turned into a 1.5 hour break as I decided to watch it from the start.  It's one of those easily rewatchable films, that I have seen many times and enjoyed many times.  And undoubtedly it is a good film, with a fantastic premise, but I still feel it lacks something that makes it a truly great film.  I don't really know what that something is - I wonder if it would have worked if we had just followed Truman and the truth was revealed to the audience at the same time as Truman?  I'm also a bit surprised that a real life version of The Truman Show hasn't been tried anywhere - some version of The Truman Show might have been the natural progression from Big Brother to satisfy our reality TV addiction (and note that Big Brother first aired after The Truman Show).  Either way, an iconic film that still resonates today - 4 out of 5.