REVIEWS

Pleasantville 
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our grade 
A 
users grade 
B 

Our Review: 
Maguire and Witherspoon play fractious twins magically transported from the screwed-up present into a '50s sitcom, a black-and-white world devoid of crime, poverty, sex--even bad weather. In this squeaky-clean universe, they're the children of staggeringly perfect parents, played perfectly by Macy and Allen. But once the teens allow their real-life passions to seep into this fantasy world, the monochromatic utopia bursts dramatically into living colour. Supported by excellent production design and cutting-edge tech wizardry, this ingenious film is a clever multileveled parable about the Brave New World of modern life. Ross, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Dave and Big, definitely makes a colorful directorial debut.