In my review of The Cable Guy earlier this year, I remarked that I'm a fan of Jim Carrey in spite of the fact that I've been less than enthusiastic about the movies in which he's appeared to date. The Funeral , his latest, is no exception, alternating as it does between penetrating brilliance and pretentious hokum. Once again, I find myself eagerly anticipating Ferrara's next film, confident that this time he'll pull off that delicate balance of intellectual posturing and genre hijinks. Which is exactly how I felt at this time last year, after seeing The Addiction .
Hope springs eternal.