The Majestic Movie Review 2001

Carrey is a blacklisted writer who suffers from amnesia after a car crash. He winds up in a small town where he's mistaken for a presumed MIA soldier, who was the son of Landau, the local movie theatre owner. Darabont's self-admitted ode to Frank Capra evokes the All-American innocence and decency that Capra's films revelled in, but doesn't quite match the charm. Cynics will think it's too sentimental and tries to hard, romantics and others not quick to sneer at nostalgia should enjoy themselves. Carrey does a fine job with the lead role.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 152 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Amnesia, Writers, Period Piece: 1950s, Mistaken Identity

Screenplay

Michael Sloane

Cast

Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden, David Ogden Stiers, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, Ron Rifkin, Hal Holbrook, Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe, Gerry Black, Susan Willis, Catherine Dent, Chelcie Ross, Amanda Detmer, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, Daniel von Bargen, Shawn Doyle, Bruce Campbell, Clifford Curtis

Cinematography

David Tattersall

Director

Frank Darabont

Music

Mark Isham

Other

Mark Ulano, Jim Page, Tom Walsh, Karyn Wagner, Gregory Melton

Producer

Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Darkwoods, Warner Bros.