EDtvThe upside to being on TV 24/7 is that you can watch reruns to find your misplaced keys.Conversely, as this comedy confirms, live streaming can cost you your family.To boast ratings, producer Cynthia (Ellen DeGeneres) proposes following around blue-collar Ed (Matthew McConaughey) with a camera.While the first episodes flop, once Ed's family (Woody Harrelson, Martin Landau, Sally Kirkland) is introduced viewership goes up. But when a romance starts blossoming between Ed and his brother's girlfriend (Jenna Elfman), Cynthia introduces a supermodel (Elizabeth Hurley) to up the ante.Spawned from late 21st Century paranoia over the threat of reality TV, this 1999 satire based on a French-Canadian film and directed by Ron Howard doesn't delve deep enough in to the technology it is trying to lampoon to make it funny or memorable.Besides, if people really wanted to watch others all-day then human zoos would be more popular.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

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.

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

Ron Howard is one of the finest filmmakers Filmdom has witnessed, his body of work goes down as a LEGEND. He has made awesome films, while some have been disappointing. Unfortunately, 1999 flick 'EDtv' is one of those disappointments from the accomplished filmmaker.The problem with 'EDtv' is clearly it's writing, it's shoddy. The film lacks the bite, it had the potential to become a cult, but that magic is clearly missing. 'EDtv's tragic box office returns just proves the fact. Howard surely would agree, with what I am trying to say! 'Edtv' has 2 prominent pluses: 1. The Idea is really interesting. 2. The performances: Matthew McConaughey is excellent as ED, he carries the film on his shoulders. Woody Harrelson is, as always, superb. Jenna Elfman is first-rate. Martin Landau, Sally Kirkland, Rob Reiner, Adam Goldberg & Dennis Hopper are perfect in their parts. Elizabeth Hurley is the best thing about this film, she looks like a goddess. Ellen DeGeneres stands out.Overall, a 5 on 10 rating. A film that could've been much more, giving a better a script. A correct example for the well-known Fraze; Body Beautiful Of Minus Soul.