Boring and stupid

Rating: 4/10 (5 September 2005)

This movie is horrible. People lie and say they like it because of its supposed "shock" value, but the truth is, gross-out humor is nothing new, and it has been done MUCH better than this (just watch any episode of "South Park"). The only funny scene is the one in the police station, but by then I was too tired and bored to laugh. A couple other scenes have good comic potential, such as the dog on speed, but they are wasted and fall flat.
Even with the horrible script, which has no tangible plot and can't figure out who the main character is and doesn't bother to develop characters at all, it COULD have been funny with the right actors (this is what saved "Dumb and Dumber"). Unfortunately, everyone here is bland and listless. I guess I'll make an exception for Lee Evans, who really is a talented comedian and does his best with an unfunny character. But Stiller and Dillon don't even seem to be trying that hard. Diaz doesn't even have personality; she's nothing more than a plot device. Except there is no plot. So I don't know what she is. Just a device, I guess.
I can't believe I spent money to rent this. Fortunately I also had the good sense to rent "The Big Lebowski" along with it, so my evening wasn't completely ruined. Still, I could have saved myself two hours of pain and boredom.