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Rating: Null/10 (9 September 1998)

Whoa! This movie is the most recent release from the Farrelly brothers, (Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin!), and it is just as bizarre as their previous releases. The movie is short on plot and long on bizarre, unbelievable gags. They don't pull any punches and go for laughs in places that most would consider taboo. It's refreshing and surprising but I'm sure it does make a number of people angry too. There is the "clean the pipes" incident , the fish hook incident which was shown in the movie previews before the actual release, and Matt Dillon's go around with HUGE teeth. All together, this is really a stupid movie. A stupid-funny movie. Don't go expecting ANYTHING or you will be disappointed. If you go to see this movie with no expectations you may just come out pleasantly surprised. The most noteworthy thing to talk about in this movie, (other than the already well talked about scenes I mentioned earlier), is the performance of W. Earl Brown as Mary's handicapped brother, Warren. This character is really the catalyst for this whole film, as he is "protected" by Ben Stiller's character in the film and then Cameron Diaz's character asks him to the prom. His part is small but quite funny, assuming you don't mind the handicapped humor which they throw in with all the other cheap humor going on around him. Beware of the bathroom scenes in this movie, they are pretty vivid and graphic...and, of course, basically--very basically- -funny.