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(29,764 posts) Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:36 PM Mar 16

Hulu - The Truman Show -1998

Someone should do this as "The Trump Show" because there are really eerie similarities between the 2 subjects. Hadn't seen this in 25 years. Was amazed with Ed Harris, Harry Shearer. Paul Giannotta, and Noah Emmerich roles in this film..

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A dynamite concept ruined by inept writers PSPS Mar 16 #1

The entire concept must have been a hard sell to the investors. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 16 #2

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1. A dynamite concept ruined by inept writers

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Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:48 PM

Mar 16

At least Carey gets to display some of his acting chops instead of his tired cringe-inducing caricatures. The story idea is original and well executed until the point where it becomes obvious the writer ran out of gas and tacked on a ridiculous side theme with silly and totally unnecessary characters. In a way, it's the same fatal flaw the movie "Contact" had.

OAITW r.2.0

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2. The entire concept must have been a hard sell to the investors.

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Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:55 PM

Mar 16

The ending wasn't great because I don't think they knew where to take the ending. It was an unreal existence and he figured it out. OK, now what?

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