What a waste of Ben Stiller!

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 1999)

There's something good about Ben Stiller as an actor; he's neurotic, not the "neurotic" Woody Allen style, but neurotic just as well. He portrays interesting, intelligent characters. His two best movies were "Flirting with Disaster" and "Zero Effect", both involving a more character driven plot and a good script. That wasn't the case for "There's Something about Mary."
The movie was short, but not short enough. It should of been a 15-minute television sitcom, which was the exact amount of time equating all the jokes put together. That's right! What does the other part of the movie consist of? Simple. Mediocrity, poor writing, and a couple of guys with guitars performing a Serenade, supposedy to make the movie seem more "different." I really don't know what this hyped pile of syrup was supposed to be; I did look at my watch quite a few times, though...