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Wick's Review
Summary - OK 2.5
Genial? Yes. Less than funny? Yes. Proof that Jim Carrey comedies are no longer sure-fire laughers? Yes again.
While Liar Liar was no masterpiece, this positive echo of that funny movie misses the mark. Yes, that’s the truth.
Acting - OK 2.5
Carrey remains the preeminent mugger of our time. The guy gets more mileage out of a rubbery face than a circus Prius full of clowns. Too bad he’s not confident enough to surround himself with a strong supporting cast of other comic actors. Rhys Darby is the only other noticeably comic actor in the movie. And he’s not funny. Ridiculous, yes. Funny, no.
The rest of the cast are a bunch of attractive straightmen (and women). In comparison, consider the raft of funny players in a successful comedy like I Love You, Man.
Male Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Stars - Barely OK 2.0
Female Costars - Barely OK 2.0
Male Costars - Pretty Bad 1.5
Film - OK 2.5
In a rich bit of irony, this slickly produced failure seems to spring from Hollywood’s yes man culture. The movie looks great and serves as a platform for a bona fide moviestar in Jim Carrey, but fails to deliver the laughs, probably because Carrey is nearly all alone in conjuring them. Plus the presence of three writers is sure to suck the life out of most any comedy script.
Direction - Good 3.0
Dialogue - Pretty Bad 1.5
Music - Very Good 3.5
Visuals - Good 3.0
Edge - Tame 1.4
Sex Titillating 2.0
Violence Gentle 1.0
Rudeness Polite 1.3
Reality - Glib 1.2
The movie amiably spoofs New Age-like self-aggrandizing shamans. However it doesn’t take as strong a tack on this as it could have to be truly funny.
Circumstantial - Glib 1.6
Biological - Glib 1.6
Physical - Natural 1.0
1 Comment
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Wick Apr 10, 2009 12:21AM
Regarding Wick’s Review
Thanks for the endorsement Johnny P. I saw it on a plane, stuck in a middle seat for four hours. So anything reasonably entertaining was a relief. And that’s all this movie was: reasonably entertaining.