Surprisingly smart 'lowbrow' entertainment.

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2018)

Despite its title, 'Dumb And Dumber (1994)' is a surprisingly smart comedy that does admittedly have its fair share of 'stupid' and toilet-based humour but is by no means a 'no-brains' experience. It certainly took a lot of thought and a lot of craft, not least of all to convincingly create core characters as lovably and utterly 'dumb' yet unwittingly lucky without them being as consistently grating as the 'most annoying sound in the world'. Its the height of the Farrelly brothers' career, before they descended into crassness for the sake of crudity, and proves that they were able to produce some pretty highbrow lowbrow entertainment, perhaps despite their reputation. It also represents somewhat of a high point in both Carrey and Daniels' careers, proving that neither were unwilling to take a risk that could've resulted in them looking literally and figuratively foolish, though it is by no means either of their best work. It's pretty funny stuff. 7/10