Fun With Dick And Jane

Jim Carrey comedies are (almost) always worth watching. When he tries to get serious, the results are mixed. Fortunately Fun With Dick And Jane is a straight out comedy. And you can hardly lose with one of my favorite hot actresses, Tea Leoni. Director Dean Parisot previously entertained us with GalaxyQuest and Home Fries.

The movie started off slow, but picks up nicely once Carrey hits bottom in his job hunt and the payback plot against his thieving former boss. Alec Baldwin plays the financial finagler, a pastiche of Ken Lay, Bernard Ebbers and John Rigas who was able to foist blame off onto his CFO, though no real top exec would wear a full beard. Carrey really gets to unleash his physical comedy as he and Leoni make sure Baldwin pays for his misdeeds.

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