there IS something about mary

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 1999)

ok ok i am not a big fan of comedies in general---if that is what this is supposed to be. it just didn't make me laugh---smile?----maybe once. it just wasn't funny !! the plot was very loose-- about everybody falling in love with mary. that's it !! the rest of the movie is an endless subjection of dumb, idiotic, and just plain stupid sight gags, jokes, and belittlements. as a viewer i felt paraded from one such episode to the next, all under the context of a shrug-my-shoulders-so-what? plot. the characters were drab, the dialogue was stuffy, and the editing was horrendous. why this movie did so well in the theaters---and i'm being modest at best when i say that-----and does so well on video----again modest----is solely the one redeeming quality of the movie and that's the star appeal of cameron diaz. the title is true----there IS something about mary----albeit a physical something---but she carries the movie and i predict--- if offered better scripts--- she can carry most movies she's in a la julia roberts or demi moore. she says she likes comedy but i think she should set her sights higher. she --herself---isn't so funny and might be more suited to dark humor like jim carrey in the cable guy or the tv show st. elsewhere. or, again, an excellent script or great direction from someone like oliver stone. her co-star in ....mary, ben stiller, directed carrey in the cable guy. i give the movie a 4 out of 10 solely on the strength of the star--- not enough to carry it to far but with the hope of seeing her in bigger and better projects.