Film Review: Dumb and Dumber To

Better late than never?  Maybe not this time.

Harry and Lloyd ride again!
Harry and Lloyd ride again!

Why is Dumb and Dumber To disappointing?… Is it because the new movie has six writers instead of three like the original?  Is it because the 90’s style of humor just isn’t funny anymore?  Or is it that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels just don’t carry the same onscreen charm they did twenty years ago?  None of the above (well, maybe the first one).  The best aspect of Dumb and Dumber To, the highly anticipated (and worry-inducing) sequel to the Farrelly brothers’ classic side-splitting 1994 comedy, is seeing the Carrey-Daniels duo back on screen together.  The worst aspect is that Peter and Bob Farrelly lost sight of their own character creations, making them more mean-spirited now rather than the lovable dimwits they were before.  Dumb and Dumber To isn’t without its funny moments, and there are a few nuggets, but twenty years should have yielded a more loyal and clever return to the world of Harry and Lloyd.

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