Rating of
2/4
Still 'Dumb', After All These Years
Unknown - wrote on 11/23/14
A sequel to my all-time favorite comedy arriving twenty years later. I was skeptical after seeing the trailer. I was fearful this would end up not being worth the wait. Though, not terrible, it's still a lackluster, continuation. The story/plot don't matter much. It's a throwaway endeavor only used to string together different comedic situations. Many callbacks are made to the first. Some warranted and some not. There's a joke every few seconds, but not all worked for me. It's very hit-and-miss. The jokes that hit are funny. They just come few and far between. Carrey and Daniels confidently return as likable dumb duo Lloyd and Harry. They bring doses of enjoyment to the film and make the mediocre elements more forgivable with their inept performances. People who love the original might want to give it a rent, but the straight-up audaciously juvenile humor will not appeal to most. It only has those few really funny moments that save it from being completely skippable.
