Is she really going out with him?

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2006)

Having been a big fan of Ben Stiller, it may surprise you that I only saw 'There's Something About Mary' only today. I don't know what it is, I think it was the Farrelly Brothers, who I'm not a huge fan of, that prevented me from seeing this sooner. I really liked this tale of somewhat-obsessive love. Ben Stiller basically plays the same character he plays in all of his comedies, eg the hyper-neurotic type (one wonders if that's the kind of guy he is in real life) and Cameron Diaz plays Mary, his love-of-his-live-but-only-if-she-knew-it. Diaz's role is not too complicated, the somewhat ditzy-yet-smart blonde that I've seen her do before. The one character that really caught me off guard was Matt Damon playing Healy. Although I think Matt Dillon is a mighty fine actor, I just don't think broad comedy suits him. As for the movie itself, it's goofy fun. Not going to change the world, it's in the "offensive-but-don't-take-it-seriously" mold, and quite breezy and easy to sit through. I laughed quite a bit.