I watched this movie in 2018 and I think it’s timeless (: RealityTV and privacy from the 1999 standpoint is still really actual these days.

A decent conceptual drama with a mildly sour twist of social commentary thrown in. Fresh into his career as a leading man, Matthew McConaughey plays into his typecast as a drawling, charming bachelor, this time spiced with the angle of a 24/7 reality show that broadcasts his every waking moment. Naturally, this eventually plays havoc on his personal life, especially when he picks up with his brother's publicity-shy ex (Jenna Elfman). Not quite as interesting or original as 1998's thematic clone The Truman Show, it's still a fair (if light) take on the cult of celebrity with some good, unexpected curves peppering the plot. McConaughey is unbearable in a few scenes, but he's at least believable as the naïve, overnight celebrity everyman adopted by pop culture. Warm and charming at times, thin and predictable at others, it's a good effort with a curiously accurate prediction about the surge of reality programming that was on the horizon.

I love this movie, the birth of reality tv and how bloated it can become. This movie is reality, we like to see drama and conflict and when it isn’t happening it is staged. Great movie watch it.

Before the world of social media influencers and live-streamed lives, Ron Howard's 1999 comedy EDtv was a fun satire of the then-rising reality TV fad. The film follows a regular guy whose life becomes a 24/7 broadcast, and while it's a bit dated now, its commentary on privacy and public spectacle remains relevant. Matthew McConaughey gives it his all in the lead role, but really, when doesn't he?