I’ve just spent the past couple of hours watching Pleasantville. I went to rent this a couple of weeks ago but Blockbuster had lost their only copy. It was on sale in Virgin as part of the 2 for 20 so I figured I would take the chance and pick it up. I am very glad that I did. Hugely enjoyable with an excellent ensemble cast. Tobey Maguire is easily one of the finest actors of his generation and is going to go a long way in the years to come. William H. Macy is one of my favourite actors and Maguire stood toe to toe and indeed may have out done him. This was J.T. Walsh’s second last movie before his death and it is also one of his best.
Considering how the movie deals with colour being introduced into a black and white environment and the fact that at the time it was made it had the most digital effects for a movie, its done so very well. The people and the items blend together very smoothly and it was near impossible to tell on most occasions. Nice little story too, it comes a little close to turning a sweet little film into a full on racism analogy but pulls away just in time. More than worth a look.