Pleasantville

USA 1998, 124 minutes, B/W+Colour
Dir. Gary Ross
Rating: [M]
Genres: Comedy / Youth

Topics: Period 1950s, Educational Resource.

Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels

Aroview: A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the bland apple pie existence of its 'perfect' community.

Obvious but rich metaphors about America's loss of innocence and the price of liberty are ultimately spelled out in black and white, but the ingenious high-concept is often brilliantly executed and the photographic effects are wondrous to behold.

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2 stars (Good Try) The very good plot idea shows up well in the first half of the film but then the story telling gets stodgy and a bit preachy which is a shame - a talented cast in Macy,Allen,Daniels,Walsh and Don Knotts.The set designs are very good. ~Tubbs