Dumb And Dumber (1997):

Starring:

Jim Carrey - Lloyd Christmas

Jeff Daniels - Harry Dunne

Lauren Holly - Mary Swanson

Mike Starr - Joe Mentalino

Karen Duffy - J.P. Shay

Charles Rocket - Nicholas Andre

Victoria Rowell - Beth Jordan

Cam Neely - Sea Bass

Director:

Peter & Bobby Farrelly (Kingpin; There's Something About Mary; Me, Myself & Irene)

Synopsis:

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels play the title roles (though viewers may find themselves debating which is which) in this genially low-brow comedy. Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) are two intellectually-challenged best friends who share an apartment so messy that gangsters aren't sure how to trash the place; the guys also have a certain problem (not difficult to understand) holding on to jobs. Lloyd is working as a limo driver in Rhode Island when he picks up a beautiful and wealthy woman named Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly) who is being taken to the airport. Lloyd immediately falls head over heels in love with Mary, and when she leaves a briefcase at the airport, he's determined to return it in hopes of impressing her. Lloyd isn't able to get aboard Mary's flight (though not for lack of trying). Harry has a van decorated to look like a dog (to promote his failing dog-grooming business), and the pair hop in the Poochmobile to find Mary in Aspen. What Lloyd and Harry don't know is that the briefcase is full of money, which Mary deliberately left at the airport as a ransom payment to save the life of her kidnapped husband.

Review:

This movie gets a very bad rap. A lot of people completely hate it, thinks it's garbage, not funny & over the top annoying. So maybe some or most of this is true. It's a mid 90's Jim Carrey movie, what do you expect? That is his whole thing, over the top, silly, slightly annoying yet completely love able characters. I really love Jeff Daniels in this film. I'm going to say that he is much funnier than Carrey in this. Maybe because his character is less annoying & he has all the clever funny lines. Carrey isn't terrible at all, he's funny too, he's just not the funniest one in the film. Lauren Holly, babe. There are enough laughs to make it enjoyable, it's not terrible at all. Maybe it's not either of their best work, they are both probably better than this, but they both somehow make it work. How about the fact that former NHL great Cam Neely has a small role in the film & is FUCKING HILARIOUS!!! Or the fact that he tries to get a gay blow job from Jim Carrey. FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Trivia: Lloyd's chipped front tooth happens to be real; while Jim Carrey had the injured tooth capped many years ago, he thought a broken smile would suit Lloyd's character and had the cap removed for the duration of filming.

Rotten Tomatoes: 63%

Flixster: 79%

68%

Lead Acting: 11/15

Supporting Cast: 6/15

Plot: 6/10

Compared To The Genre: 6/10

Cinematography: 12/20

Intrigue: 17/20

Extra: 10/10