Review of Pleasantville (1998) by Lisa Schwarzbaum for Entertainment Weekly — 16 Oct 2014
Technical elegance and fine performances mask the shallowness of a story as simpleminded as the '50s TV to which it condescends; certainly it's got none of the depth, poignance, and brilliance of "The Truman Show," the recent TV-is-stifling drama that immediately comes to mind.
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This review of Pleasantville (1998) was written by Lisa Schwarzbaum and published by Entertainment Weekly on 16 Oct 2014.
Pleasantville has generally received very positive reviews.
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