The Majestic

Director Frank Darabont created this Frank Capra-inspired drama based on a screenplay by his friend and one-time schoolmate Michael Sloane. Jim Carrey stars as Pete Appleton, a screenwriter in the Hollywood of the 1950s. Pete's on top of the world with his first motion picture "Sand Pirates of the ...more

Despite a deftly understated performance from leading man Jim Carrey, this fable from writer Michael Sloane and director Frank Darabont too self-consciously apes the work of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges, while giving in to Darabont's penchant for inflated running times. It's a shame that, given the picture's nearly three-hour length, many of the characters' emotional connections don't play realistically. Especially unconvincing is the burgeoning romance between Carrey and his leading lady, ...more