Reviews

Maguire's character is a "Pleasantville" trivia expert so he knows everyone there and everything that's going to happen but sis Witherspoon is a stranger in a strange land whose introduction of 1990's sensibilities to the citizens of this town brings about extraordinary change.

Fantastic film. A real gem. I get the feeling that I will mostly likely be saying “welcome to my top 100 list Pleasantville” very soon.

I think it has found it's audience now and is being remembered for what it should be instead of that film where they mix colour into black and white bits.

Somehow, Ross managed to take a light-hearted comedy and create an in-depth social commentary. He made that transition utterly seamlessly with typical Gary Ross precision.