My fave comedy film

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2016)

One of the greatest comedies ever made in my opinion. It's often described as a stupid movie, but I don't think it is. It can be very silly, but at its heart it's a movie about friendship and unrequited love.
Jim Carrey puts in an amazing performance that's quite nuanced in its physicality. He's always very aware of where each point of his body is located, what what his face is doing. That might seem like a strange thing to say but an expression or stance or way of performing an action can make a big difference to a scene. There's a particular scene after he gets mugged by an old lady where he bursts through the door and crumples to the ground in agony. It's a small thing but I can't imagine any other actor performing the scene in that way, and there's plenty of other scenes where Carrey's unique physicality shines through.
Jeff Daniels is suitably goofy in his role, and probably gets the biggest laugh with the toilet scene, which is crude and silly but very funny.
I don't think Carrey or the Farrelly Brothers ever recaptured the greatness of this movie unfortunately.