Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping.
Pick of the Week: “The Truman Show”
Director Peter Weir’s 1998 film “The Truman Show” may have successfully predicted the reality TV boom of the early 2000s, along with providing some prescient commentary on things like privacy and media consumption, but in revisiting the movie for its 25th anniversary, many of the scarier, more Orwellian aspects of the story feel a bit silly in hindsight. As a result, the premise doesn’t work as well today as it did when it was first released, though it’s still an enjoyable flick thanks largely to Jim Carrey’s well-balanced performance as the title character. The first of Carrey’s so-called “serious roles,” the film proved that he had more to offer than just silly faces and manic energy, completely transforming his career in the process. That’s likely not the legacy that Weir or writer Andrew Niccol envisioned when making “The Truman Show,” but it’s hard to imagine the movie having as much of a lasting impact without Carrey’s involvement.
Extras include a pair of behind-the-scenes featurettes and some deleted scenes. FINAL VERDICT: RENT
Disclosure: Bullz-Eye was provided a copy of the above titles for review purposes.
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