Pitched to the high-school sophomore

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 1998)

Not only is Mary intelligent (she's a surgeon), caring and kindhearted (she adores her retarded brother), athletic, and beautiful (she's Cameron Diaz, after all), but her real appeal is that she undresses in uncurtained windows. And that's the real level of the comedy in this raunchy romp brought to us by the Farrelly brothers, who also took credit for Dumb and Dumber. There are a couple of dog scenes which will make you giggle and two gross sexual/body part situations which will have you groaning. There is nothing substantive in this politically incorrect film pitched to the high school sophomore in all of us. Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, and Chris Elliott give fine performances in their undemanding roles. Unless your group still enjoys bathroom jokes, skip it.