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Fun With Dick & Jane (Dean Parisot)
"The Movie Just Doesn't Click With The Funny Bone"
Shortly after getting promoted, Dick loses his job. It's too bad that he told his wife, Jane, to quit her job as well. Now the money is gone and the house if up in foreclosure. Dick, turns to a life of crime to pay the bills, with his wife Jane by his side.
I've been a fan of Jim Carrey since I was a kid, he was my idol. I would imitate everything he did. From his catch phrases such as "Spank Me" to dressing up as the Mask for Halloween. Jim Carrey is just a great comedic actor and he is always the first person to go to when you want a wacky off the wall character. In Dick & Jane, Carrey is limited by his usual crazy self, as he must play a family man. Carrey does get a couple of laughs, but the movie as a whole just doesn't click with the funny bone.
Carrey and Leoni work well as a comedic duo. They play off each other as husband and wife quite good. I could see another film for the two in the future. One of the comedic highlights featuring the two is when Dick is trying to rob a bunch of different stores throughout the city, but fails at each attempt. Jane thinks that he's just joking and seems to be having a fun time with his failure. The rest of the film finds it's laughs in what Carrey brings to the table, but one man can only bring so much and here it isn't enough.
I haven't seen the original, so I can't make a comparison between the two, but it would seem that it's not only the chemistry that's needed to make the film work, but the events that happen as well. The events here make you crack a smile or two, but not a gut holding burst of laughter.
Dean Parisot film Galaxy Quest was quite funny and I enjoyed it very much so. The cast had perfect chemistry with each other in it and the story itself was interesting. Everything seemed to fall in place there and Parisot had a success on his hands. Dick & Jane is the opposite. With the except of the husband and wife chemistry, nothing else really works here. Baldwin adds nothing to film and Richard Jenkins of the Farrelly Brother's films is drunk for a good chunk of the film.
Is there a moral of the story at the end? Yes, but it's presented is clouds of grey. Dick and Jane never get caught with their illegal activities, so the message is lost by the time the credits roll by. I found myself just sitting there more often then laughing. I wanted to laugh, I wanted to enjoy myself, but ultimately couldn't bring myself to. On a bright side, with other comedy remakes, such as Bewitched and the Honeymooners, Dick & Jane is the best of the bunch.
5.5/10
"The Movie Just Doesn't Click With The Funny Bone"
Shortly after getting promoted, Dick loses his job. It's too bad that he told his wife, Jane, to quit her job as well. Now the money is gone and the house if up in foreclosure. Dick, turns to a life of crime to pay the bills, with his wife Jane by his side.
I've been a fan of Jim Carrey since I was a kid, he was my idol. I would imitate everything he did. From his catch phrases such as "Spank Me" to dressing up as the Mask for Halloween. Jim Carrey is just a great comedic actor and he is always the first person to go to when you want a wacky off the wall character. In Dick & Jane, Carrey is limited by his usual crazy self, as he must play a family man. Carrey does get a couple of laughs, but the movie as a whole just doesn't click with the funny bone.
Carrey and Leoni work well as a comedic duo. They play off each other as husband and wife quite good. I could see another film for the two in the future. One of the comedic highlights featuring the two is when Dick is trying to rob a bunch of different stores throughout the city, but fails at each attempt. Jane thinks that he's just joking and seems to be having a fun time with his failure. The rest of the film finds it's laughs in what Carrey brings to the table, but one man can only bring so much and here it isn't enough.
I haven't seen the original, so I can't make a comparison between the two, but it would seem that it's not only the chemistry that's needed to make the film work, but the events that happen as well. The events here make you crack a smile or two, but not a gut holding burst of laughter.
Dean Parisot film Galaxy Quest was quite funny and I enjoyed it very much so. The cast had perfect chemistry with each other in it and the story itself was interesting. Everything seemed to fall in place there and Parisot had a success on his hands. Dick & Jane is the opposite. With the except of the husband and wife chemistry, nothing else really works here. Baldwin adds nothing to film and Richard Jenkins of the Farrelly Brother's films is drunk for a good chunk of the film.
Is there a moral of the story at the end? Yes, but it's presented is clouds of grey. Dick and Jane never get caught with their illegal activities, so the message is lost by the time the credits roll by. I found myself just sitting there more often then laughing. I wanted to laugh, I wanted to enjoy myself, but ultimately couldn't bring myself to. On a bright side, with other comedy remakes, such as Bewitched and the Honeymooners, Dick & Jane is the best of the bunch.
5.5/10