Could Have Been Even Better

Rating: 6/10 (11 March 2003)

I did enjoy parts of DUMB AND DUMBER , notably the blind boy with the parakeet , the cop tasting the beer and the manly love in the toilets , but I can`t help thinking it could have been a whole lot better if the two main protagonists played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels had a little more depth . As it stands they`re both stupid , they both sport ridiculous hairstyles and they`re both in love with the same women and that`s about all the character naunces we get . It`s very difficult to believe in them as real people due to their stupidity becoming just a little too incredible and it`s not helped by Jim Carrey`s slightly OTT performance , though to be fair he`s not as bad as he usually is . It is good to see that the Farrelly brothers improved this protagonist flaw with their next movie KINGPIN and hit the button with THERE`S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY by having the main characters play everything straight in comedy situations
All in all DUMB AND DUMBER is a fairly good comedy ( A genre I usually despise ) let down somewhat with silliness . Not a comedy classic but entertaining enough