Does funny mean stupid?

Rating: 7/10 (1 November 2000)

I enjoyed this film. DeNiro, Stiller, Danner, all were quite funny in working with the screenplay. I just had to wonder, though, during that really slow part near the end, why American comedies tend toward making their characters seem incredibly shallow and stupid. The more shallow and stupid these characters seemed, the less funny the film became. Direct correlation in my opinion.