Funny, but not fantastic. Over-rated.

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 1999)

I didn't know what to expect going in to see this flick - I saw it the first day it came out with my brother and all we knew were the actors and the Farrelly's other flicks. It was good. Matt Dillon was the standout - he's still one of the best young actors who doesn't get recognized as much as he should. The gel scene and the dog on fire scene were great, but some stuff like the fish hook scene and the singers were just stupid. The whole deal with her retarded brother was just offensively bad - the only thing that was funny was Dillon's failed pick-up line "I work with retards" which showed how scummy his character was rather than poke cheap laughs at the disabled. Stiller was good, Diaz was tolerable. The Chris Elliott boil thing was just gross. Kingpin was better, even Dumb and Dumber had its moments. It's funny but don't expect to be laughing the whole way through without wincing at the lousy parts. I think it did so well because of the whole love story plot which brought the gals into the theater with the boys for some gross-out humor. 7 out of 10.