Review of Pleasantville (1998) by Dan S — 08 Dec 2010
An occasionally very funny look at a made-up 1950's sit-com and how a 90's brother and sister pair get literally sucked into the makeup of the show and thus begin to change the landscape of not only the city itself, but the values that dwell within.
As said, this movie is very funny to start out with, and there are a couple of outstanding performances (William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels), but this thing begins a downward spiral during the last 1/4.
It does a very good job establishing its agenda and message, being not to fear change and to embrace diversity, however it pushes it too far in the end, feeling too much like a liberal Hollywood production that pleads with you to be in awe of it.
It is probably worth watching just for the gorgeous visuals that are on display, but the end of the movie in particular left me wanting more.
This review of Pleasantville (1998) was written by Dan S on 08 Dec 2010.
Pleasantville has generally received very positive reviews.
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