Fun with Dick & Jane
Giving big business a run for its money.
Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Téa Leoni) are in love and living the American dream -- until one day it becomes an American nightmare.
When the company Dick works for becomes involved in an Enron-like scandal and he is confronted with the prospect of losing everything, Dick and Jane are forced to bag, borrow and steal to get it all back.
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Only a few good laughs. Some people might find in Dick and Jane the advertised “fun”. - aj79
While Fun with Dick and Jane can be considered fun, it’s too outrageous to be considered anything close to real. The annoying thing about Dick and Jane is that it could actually have been a pretty funny movie based on this premise. Unfortunately it doesn’t just use the base premise of the story, but resorts to outlandish setups for over the top results.
The supporting cast doesn’t offer Carrey much aid either. Parisot has taken one of the best character actors to ever grace a fictitious boardroom and given him a terrible trait in an effort to make his character stand out. Playing almost the opposite of his cool as a cucumber role from Elizabethtown is Alec Baldwin, an actor who should never be using a southern drawl, sounding frighteningly like our country’s President… if he had a deeper, huskier voice. Finally comes Carrey’s co-star, Tea Leoni. I’ve never been a fan of Leoni’s abilities and she doesn’t offer much to change my mind here. Leoni simply doesn’t have the level of talent necessary to take on Carrey’s comedic skills, even when he’s doing sub-par work. She is mediocre, which is fitting for this film since that’s a good word to describe it: mediocre.Great Social Commentary - Radio_Jane
It's nice to see that Jim Carrey is capable of playing some smart socially conscious comedy and not just disgusting blue humor. Any one who has ever been broke will identify immediately with this one. It's a cookie cutter plot, but the leads and slimy Alec Baldwin make it enjoyable. A great pic for your comedy nightfunny movie - samiam1
I enjoyed this movie so much I was bummed when it was over. I thought the chemistry between them was great and that Tea Leoni was REALLY funny. She was really subtle in her mannerisms with him and had a great tone with the delivery of her lines.
Jim Carrey's almost always funny, so this wasn't a surprise that he was funny hear too.
I especially like the end where they thank all the corporations that have gone belly-up due to fraud. Nice touch.
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Only a few good laughs. Some people might find in Dick and Jane the advertised “fun”. - aj79
While Fun with Dick and Jane can be considered fun, it’s too outrageous to be considered anything close to real. The annoying thing about Dick and Jane is that it could actually have been a pretty funny movie based on this premise. Unfortunately it doesn’t ...Great Social Commentary - Radio_Jane
It's nice to see that Jim Carrey is capable of playing some smart socially conscious comedy and not just disgusting blue humor. Any one who has ever been broke will identify immediately with this one. It's a cookie cutter plot, but the leads and slimy Alec ...funny movie - samiam1
I enjoyed this movie so much I was bummed when it was over. I thought the chemistry between them was great and that Tea Leoni was REALLY funny. She was really subtle in her mannerisms with him and had a great tone with the delivery of her lines.
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