What a disappointment...

Rating: 5/10 (23 May 2003)

But I guess without having high expectations to begin with, it could have been an even greater disappointment than it was. I love Jim Carrey. Brilliant man. However, this movie is sadly half- um... donkeyed. The story is incredibly uninteresting and ultimately anti-climactic. People often describe disappointing comedies by saying, "All the good jokes were in the preview," and in this case it's true. Which is even more pathetic when you consider that the preview was pretty unamusing. A dog using a toilet! ha. ha. Seriously, it is a crime how much screen time is wasted on that dog. Somehow the creators seemed to think that the humor of this film was in the lame special effects, and not the brilliantly funny comedian who stars. Morgan Freeman is at times, well... embarrassing. Who does he think he is, Jim Carrey? Toss in some sickly saccharine lessons of morality and there's your big summer blockbuster Carrey comedy. It's really a shame when the funniest moment in a Jim Carrey movie comes not from the star, but from Daily Show anchor, Steve Carell. His scene of vocal manipulation had me with tears in my eyes. But rather than redeem this film, it made me wish I was watching the Daily Show instead. Unfortunate.