A man agrees to allow cameras into his life 24/7, turning him into a reality-TV celebrity, but the fallout soon follows.
Starring Matthew McConaughey as the simple but charming Ed, who, by chance, ends up being selected for a failing TV network’s ambitious project: to film someone all the time.
At first, the show seems doomed to fail, as the monotony of life provides for little entertainment: watching Ed go about his daily routine of working in a video shop, and visiting his family. However, once Ed gets involved in a tumultuous relationship with his brother’s (Woody Harrelson) girlfriend, the audience is hooked, and soon Ed becomes an instant star.
However, with all the constant filming, and lack of any privacy, Ed finds it difficult to maintain a natural and healthy relationship with his new girlfriend, as well as having secrets within his family rear their ugly head.
Directed by Ron Howard, Edtv is a comical take on the state of popular culture at the end of the nineties. The wave of reality TV and all its consequences was a huge phenomenon, one we are still experiencing now. Edtv makes some poignant comments about privacy in the modern world, and our consumption of people’s misery.
The film has some funny moments, but it is the romantic aspects which make it an enjoyable watch.
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