Yes, she only causes torments!

Rating: 4/10 (3 June 2003)

One of the most successful movies launched in 1998 and as far as I'm concerned, I find it hard for me to explain the reason of this enormous success because this movie is devoid of interest. I'd like to speak well of this comedy but I can't succeed in. However, the main idea of the movie was interesting. This is the story of a young man (Ben Stiller who wish to pick up the trail of a girl he loved, Mary (Cameron Diaz) when he was in high school. For this, he hires a detective (Matt Dillon) but it's not easy: not only falls Dillon in love with her but the competition is very hard because Mary's got other admirers, notably a so-called architect (Lee Evans) and even an elderly man!
Unfortunately, the Farrelly brothers obviously felt like introducing a crude and even disgusting humor which is everything except funny. When you think about "Toto le héros" a fantastic movie made by Jaco Van Dormael who succeeded in introducing a quiet and ironic humor even in dramatic sequences, you can't help feeling dismay towards "there's something about Mary". Not only, its humor lacks of sharpness and subtlety but it's also completely irrelevant and it doesn't lend itself to certain sequences in the movie. This major flaw spoils it and it's a pity because it enjoys a good performance, especially Matt Dillon and Lee Evans. At last, a predictable and convenient happy-end comes to crown it all.
For me, "there's something about Mary" is a movie to forget