I have to begin by saying I like Jim Carrey; not a superfan but not too critical too. His comedic roles are almost always brilliant (Mask, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty are among my favorites) but he also established himself as a pretty good dramatic actor with The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. And it's really a mystery to me how could The Majestic be lost in between those great dramatic performances of his.
You could say this movie is too long, running at around 2,5 hours, but so what? Remember who is the director and everything will fall into place. Frank Darabont could not have made a simple story and no simple story lasts a minute. It wraps up every storyline, and every character grows out of his/her shell by the end of the movie. It is a touching, kind and I should say very "old hollywood" story (considering that the plot takes place in the 1950s), not in the way of telling a story but in the way of what is being shown to us. A man who reevaluates everything he has known before by living a life of another man and by doing so unintentionally changing himself into a better human being - that's the story I would want to see. And I would want you all go and see it.
You could say this movie is too long, running at around 2,5 hours, but so what? Remember who is the director and everything will fall into place. Frank Darabont could not have made a simple story and no simple story lasts a minute. It wraps up every storyline, and every character grows out of his/her shell by the end of the movie. It is a touching, kind and I should say very "old hollywood" story (considering that the plot takes place in the 1950s), not in the way of telling a story but in the way of what is being shown to us. A man who reevaluates everything he has known before by living a life of another man and by doing so unintentionally changing himself into a better human being - that's the story I would want to see. And I would want you all go and see it.