Enjoyable, but I understand the other side (some spoilers)

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2003)

There's something about this movie that makes it pretty fun to watch. Maybe it simply is Mary (Cameron Diaz).
I liked this movie at some points, but at other points, I didn't. It was inconsistent with its humor. Sometimes it was very clever and sometimes it was downright raunchy. I really didn't see the need for all the f-bombs or the pointless and gross "zipper" camera angle. I think the Farrely brothers took a PG-13 movie and made it R.
There were strong points to the movie as well. It was well-acted for the most part. Diaz fit into her role well, and made a realistic character out of Mary. Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller were admirable as well, Chris Elliott was a little weak I thought. Then again, he wasn't dealt a good character to work with.
The best humor was the "misunderstanding" type, more subtle. Like when the stepdad tells Stiller "She went to the prom 20 minutes ago with her boyfriend Woogie" or the whole murder interrogation scene. Very funny. But then, the Farrely brothers come back with some of their stupid humor.
Overall, I think what this movie needed was a better, more down-to-earth director. I'll give it a 6.75 out of 10.