It’s sad to see the once comedic duo, the Farrlley brothers (Kingpin, Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary), loose their touch and Dumb and Dumber To proves this case even more. I knew that when I went into this film I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece, but knowing the Farrlley bros. brand humor, I was expecting the sequel to be as funny as the original. Sadly, it didn’t even come close. Nothing seemed refreshing throughout the film, including the most important aspect … the jokes. This is where most sequels fall short (for any genre) because they can’t come up with anything new. The original brought us so much laugher when it debut in 1994. The reason being is that Dumb and Dumber brought slapstick back to existence in the ‘90s and evenly placed its gross out humor throughout the film. Who could forget Harry’s (Daniels) famous toilet scene where he overdosed on laxatives and suffered a massive blow out? Or when Lloyd inflicted pain upon himself with hot peppers? Or when the two morons gave a blind kid their headless bird? These gags were all performed well behind the comedic direction of the Farrlley bros and by the hilarious duo themselves, Carrey and Daniels. Cue 20 years later where we meet Lloyd who is institutionalized, but Harry still comes up to visit him. Now, another journey a waits the two when they set off to find Harry’s long lost daughter (Rachel Melvin) in order to gift Lloyd with a new kidney. I was happy to see Carrey and Daniels finally return to the big screen in their signature roles. They’ll do anything on screen to get their rear ends kicked around just for the audience’s sheer pleasure in watching their own stupidity. But unfortunately, so many of the jokes fell flat throughout this film it was hard to endure. Where the Farrlley bros once reigned high in comedy are now in a slum. And some of the similar gags that worked so well in the original felt dated here. Carrey and Daniels give it their all and will make you chuckle every once in a while, but you don’t get the same vibe like you did from the original. Pity.
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