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Pleasantville (1998)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:71
Rotten:12
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: High production values and an original story impressed critics.
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to... [More]
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen
Director: Gary Ross
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Reviews for Pleasantville
Supported by excellent production design and cutting-edge tech wizardry, this ingenious film is a clever multileveled parable about the Brave New World of modern life.
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12/06/05
A life-affirming film that throws itself into fairy-tale territory only to tell you that there is no such thing as a fairy-tale.
01/01/00
One of the few recent Hollywood films out there that has used new digital technology to truly engage the viewer, and make possible a thoughtful story.
12/17/01
Overcomes its moralising and occasional pomposity with magical photographic effects.
03/03/02
This is a film that spells out its points to the viewer, somewhat like a second grade teacher reciting the moral of the story.
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Picks up where Truman Show left off!
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Top CriticHollywood satire is not usually this enjoyable: Both savage and silly, Pleasantville is an absolute blast.
04/13/04
Both ambitious and simple-minded, Pleasantville combines technical sophistication with a rather limited imagination.
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The acting in this film -- particularly Maguire, Allen and Daniels (whom I don't generally find very appealing) -- is terrific, but the show belongs to Gary Ross.
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A brilliant comedy!
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The movie has less biting originality than The Truman Show, but it proves that director Ross retains screenwriter Ross's flair for exploring real-life issues through divertingly far-fetched plots.
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