Review of The Majestic (2001) by Deb S — 22 May 2009

The film takes place during the Red Scare, which is a period in history where the US government and the general public were convinced everyone around them was a potential communist. The story tells the plight of a screenwriter from Hollywood who is blacklisted after it is found that he attended a Communist meeting during his college days. Distraught after losing his job and girlfriend, he drinks himself into a stupor. He takes a drive up the California coast during a rainstorm and has an accident resulting in a head injury which leaves him with no knowledge of who he is. Jim Carrey proves that he's an actor, not just a comedian. He is very convincing in the role of Peter Appleton/Luke Trimble who unwittingly gets involved in the lives of families in a small town which lost several of its' favorite sons to the World War II.

The supporting cast in this film is amazing; it is very pleasant to watch a film in which you find not just one or two characters that you learn to love but easily a dozen. The movie itself is directed by Frank Darabont, the director of two of my personal favorites, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.The ending was superb, I can't imagine anything better.