What Men Want and Then Along Comes Mary

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 1999)

I am not a fan of most goofy comedies whether about teenagers or made for teenagers. But I gave Something About Mary a try at a movie theater and had a great time. There's a lot of something about what men want here. But raging hormones are not the center of the film. We have a sincere guy played well by Ben Stiller. His disasters in dating while hilarious have a sad truth too. But even better what makes it all work is the lead female character played perfectly by Cameron Diaz. She is oblivious about all the craziness around her which makes it all the more crazy.

I can handle some gross humor and the few jokes that were clearly in bad taste, I just ignored. Beyond this, everything is in the comic timing and story. Comedy is a very personal thing and to me this was a very funny film. Now I'm not saying it is great or that I would see it again. There is nothing too deep here. I had a good time and I'll leave it at that.