The funniest gross out romantic comedy!

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 1999)

The Farrelly Brothers' career in just 3 movies gets funnier every moment. DUMB & DUMBER, I am now convinced, was not a TRUE Farrelly Bros. film - it was purely Jim Carrey run loose! KINGPIN was a brilliant comedy in almost every aspect - including every scene Bill Murray is in and the very un-Hollywood last 15 minutes of the film.
And then came THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. What can I say? Yes the movie is gross. And yes the movie is offensive. Is there anything wrong with that? No - in this case! The plot is basically this: Ben Stiller, after 13 years, is still longing for his high school sweetheart Mary, the increasingly beautiful and talented Cameron Diaz. In turn, Ben's friend, played by Chris Elliot, sets him up with a private investigator (played by the increasingly great Matt Dillon) to find his Mary. To make this short and to not blow the entire movie on you - everyone loves Mary!
All the performances are great, mainly that of Dillon and Elliot. It's one of the few comedies that didn't blow every joke in the preview, or that isn't funny upon a second viewing (I've seen it at least 5 times). And all the jokes hit,too! In 20 years this is the film that great comedies will be judged by! Pure comedic brilliance!!!