slightlymad22 This movie features one of my favourite Matthew McConaughey performances. And is a movie I think is horribly under rated. It's a movie I can watch at any time, good mood or bad, feeling well or feeling sick, winter, spring, summer or autumn. This movie always holds my attention. Plot In A Paragraph: Television Network, Reality TV, decides to have a show where they show the life of an ordinary guy, 24 hours a day And the ordinary guy they choose is Ed Pekurney (Matthew McConaughey) despite the fact that he didn't film an audition, but appeared on his brother Ray's (Woody Harrelson) audition tape. At first, everything is OK, but soon the presence of the cameras, and ensuing celebrity status cause problems and all sorts of family secrets are revealed to the world. Directed by Ron Howard, filled with great performances, and contains a great score by Randy Edalman and a great song by Bon Jovi "EdTv" was unfortunate to come out a year after Jim Carrey's "Truman Show" which all though also dealt with one man being on TV 24 hours a day, is a totally different concept, as the main star on "The Truman Show" didn't know he was on TV, and didn't know everyone in his life was an actor, in "EdTv" Matthew McConaughey willingly signs up for the show. Sadly it was considered an imitation movie and suffered in comparison at the Box Office.The full cast give great performances McConaughey and Harrelson are always reliable but Jenna Elfman and Ellen DeGeneres more than hold their own. Rob Reiner and Dennis Hopper are both fun and Elizabeth Hurley (Who I have never been a fan of) is perfectly cast as the fame hungry Jill.However, for this reviewer it is Martin Landau as Ed's stepdad who steals the show, He is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Anybody who wants to get into the reality TV world, which is 100% more popular now, than it is was when this movie was made. Needs to watch this show as a warning about the double edged sword of fame/celebrity and reality TV.

SnoopyStyle Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) is an everyday guy with a loser video clerk job. TV producer Cynthia Topping (Ellen DeGeneres) wants to do a 24/7 reality show for a failing cable network. They choose to do the show with Ed. His brother Ray (Woody Harrelson) is a bit of a douche. Ray breaks his girlfriend Shari's (Jenna Elfman) heart, and she falls for Ed.If there isn't the gimmick of a TV show, this would be a simple rom-com between McConaughey and Elfman. However, the movie is too simplistic about what a camera following somebody all the time would actually mean. This feels like a Hollywood movie of a Hollywood TV show of a Hollywood reality.Director Ron Howard doesn't actually do edgy that well. It's definitely not his forte. And this movie needs to get down and dirty, but Howard's light touch fails him here. After an interesting start, it quickly gets boring. It's a speed bump in an otherwise great directing career. The sad thing is that it's so obvious that Howard is not up to this job.

Christian_Dimartino Matthew Mconaghay and Jenna Elfman star in EdTV. EdTV has it's occasional chuckles but none of it really soars to the point in which we're entertained. The movie, in my opinion, just didn't work. Or not that well.Mconaghay is Ed, a guy that works in a video store. A television station(ran by Rob Reiner and Ellen Degeneres),which revolves around reality TV, needs a new TV reality star for an upcoming series. So, they find Ed, and he becomes the star.Ed,while being followed by his camera, discovers that his brother(played by Woody Harrelson) is having an affair behind his girlfriend's(Jenna Elfman) back. So Ed decides to woo her, and loses his brother's respect.As he soon learns, life on"EDTV" is tough. Such as he has to escape from his house in order for him to his girlfriend,and when they're having sex the camera crew catches them on TV. In which this causes problems on their relationship, along with the fact that the TV viewers don't like her.The majority of the characters are annoying. Excluding Ellen Degenres and Jenna Elfman. THe movie feels like it's unoriginal. Like it's a realistic version of "The Truman show",without the substance. Without the brilliance.EDTV is also unbelievably slow and long. It's not very interesting,nor very funny. It's a bit of a mess. There's nothing really special about it. Ron Howard has done better. Watch the Grinch or Frost/Nixon or something for good Howard. Skip EdTV.2/4

Gordon-11 This film is about a man on a reality TV show. His life is turned upside down after being on the show.This film is quite quick paced. It features something happening every minute or two. It also twists dramatically and comically every now and then, which adds to the surprise and fun. The situations that Ed encounters are funny, and is not repetitive or gross. The real life situations that Ed encounters are down to earth and could really happen to anyone, which makes his character convincing. Apart from comedy, there is also a serious side to the film, such as when the real father of Ed comes along. However, this subplot also ends in comedy, which shows that the filmmakers did a great job in blending various aspects of humanity into the film.It also examines what TV stations may do to keep the ratings up. Though it is a fictional account, it still stimulates people to think about this issue.This is a quick paced, drama packed comedy, with many surprising twists along the way.