Review of The Majestic (2001) by Sierra A — 09 Jan 2010

Frank Capra inspired and awe struck generations with his films, while Frank Darabont is in noway Capra his film The Majestic does a good job at honoring Capra and his films with creating a plausible love drama about a man(Carrey) just trying to find where he belongs in the world. It's one of Darabont's best and most complete work since The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.

"The Majestic" is powerful in it's execution, strong in it's story and daring it's plot. It's a film that once you see it your in love with it, now mind you it's not a rare or unique love story but it's good enough of a love story and a dramatic film that you don't care if it feels like you've seen it before. It's got the feel good appeal you would expect from a film of this caliber but it's got a surprisingly strong lead dramatic performance from Jim Carrey to help carry this film to new heights and make it a must see on anyone's list.

Jim Carrey who is more know for his comedies than being dramatic really shows what he's worth in this story about loss, love and hope found. Carrey is not my first choice for a project like this but he certainly help make this worth the time. Laurie Holden isn't worth the part she is in while she is pretty to look at she has no acting abilities whatsoever and helps only to just be there and that's all. The rest of the cast of old time actors such as Carl Reiner, David Ogden Stiers and Martin Landau are all fantastic in there roles and shine bright, they help give this film the old time feel that director Frank Darabont was looking for and he found it in them and in Carrey.

"The Majestic" is an old time story of lost hope and love found, it's a story that all ages can relate too and it's film that shines brighter than any modern period piece dramas that come out these days and it will show you how one man can lose his way and how sometimes what your looking for is a place that you would least expect. "The Majestic" delivers.