Poignant without overstepping its bounds, Truman is an enjoyable, if sometimes insubstantial member of the popular disease film subgenre.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 9, 2019

The plot is simple and has one or two missteps towards the end, but the character development is fantastic, as are the two lead performances.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 6, 2019

Truman is a movie that looks at some of the saddest parts of life but never lets you lose the warmth of the feeling of friendship.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2018

All I need to say...it has a really funny and satisfying ending.

| Aug 22, 2018

...Truman is stuck between realism and romanticism, and neither side works completely.

| Jan 2, 2018

It can move you by its decision not to punch emotional buttons as forcefully as a Hollywood film with the same plotline would.

| Dec 29, 2017

It is a tour de force for [Ricardo] Darin, who never disappoints. Cmara moves seamlessly from beat to beat, seeming to reluctantly follow Darin's every move, yet beating him to the next punch before Darin delivers it. A must-see!

| Dec 19, 2017

Cesc Gay is not a sentimentalist, and while Truman may tug at viewer's heartstrings, it is never mawkish or maudlin.

| Nov 18, 2017

Directed and written by Cesc Gay, "Truman" is never maudlin, thereby making it far more effective and affective.

| Sep 15, 2017

[Cesc Gay opts] for an approach that allows the actors ... to create a relationship that is at once comfortable and challenging.

| Aug 30, 2017

Cesc Gay directed Truman with understanding but without drippy sentiment.

| Aug 29, 2017

What Truman does so well is restraint. The comedy is rare and deadpan, the dramatic highpoints sudden and unexpected.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 20, 2017

Why it's taken this superb movie two years to cross the ocean is a mystery. See Truman with a good friend. You'll be closer for it.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 4, 2017

Coming to terms with imminent death is not an easy subject for a film, but Cesc Gay treats it with commendable delicacy, a welcome absence of sentimentality, and not a little humor.

| Original Score: B | Apr 27, 2017

Not your typical cancer drama anchored in grief, instead a clear-sighted journey that makes demands on one's emotions in the most unlikely ways.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 21, 2017

Gay avoids heart-tugging claptrap by aiming for-and achieving-emotional veracity throughout, a rarity in popular cinema.

| Apr 20, 2017

A film that has attributes that elevate it: two magnificent actors and a tragic story with touches of humor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 20, 2017

There isn't a mawkish moment to be found, though there are plenty of lovely, humane ones, as well as some that are quite funny.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 20, 2017

Gay's direction and screenplay (cowritten by Tomas Aragay) and splendid performances keep the characters feeling real and spontaneous, resulting in a captivating tale of human (and canine) companionship and caring.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 14, 2017

It sounds paradoxical but, if done right, films about a life ending can be the most life-affirming films you'll see. "Truman," a great success in its native Spain, is definitely done right.

| Apr 14, 2017