Brilliant script

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2000)

What made this a surprisingly entertaining film for me was the script, which was tight, well-structured and ultimately profound in its approach and theme. Jim Carrey's character fell constantly into subtext, the text entirely ripped away leaving him bleeding and vulnerable beneath. Carrey's performance, which was like Donald O'Connor on speed, was brilliant in its invention. That he obviously (on the basis of the cuts at the end) improvised much of the performance proves him to be a far better comedian and actor than I'd given him credit for.
My only gripe is that it had, inevitably, to degenerate into Hollywood sentimentality. But at least they didn't cast Robin Williams.