I'll be the
first to admit that I enjoy Jim Carrey's serious
side. In fact, I first experienced Carrey in a
television movie of a dramatic nature and was
quite impressed. This film allowed Carrey to
express his dramatic, melodramatic and humorous
sides in a multi-faceted role countering Matthew
Broderick. As directed by Ben Stiller, this film
is a tour-de-force for Carrey...a film with
touches of incredible sadness and moments of
absolute hilarity. It features supporting
performances by the likes of Stiller himself,
Jack Black, George Segal, Janeane Garofalo, Eric
Roberts, Andy Dick and Owen Wilson. This film is
NOT a must see for Carrey fans...it is, in fact,
quite different from his usual comic fare. Yet,
fans of rich, dark comedy will be rewarded with
an evening of laughter and tears and a career
changing performance by Carrey.
©
Written by Richard Propes
TC Candler's Comment
The first
time I saw this movie, I hated it! But
after having run across it a number of times on
cable... the darn thing has grown on me.
It is far better than I first thought. It
now ranks as one of those silly comedies that I
can watch whenever it comes on... I never get
tired of it.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
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