Review of Dumb and Dumber (1994) by Michael Sragow for The New Yorker — 24 May 2017
But the screenplay for this deliberately over-the-top (under-the-bottom?) farce—about Carrey's unwitting retrieval of some ransom money and his effort to return it to his dream gal (Lauren Holly) in Aspen—doesn't pass muster as a string of moronic skits (studded with urine and fart jokes) or as a lampoon of buddy movies.
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This review of Dumb and Dumber (1994) was written by Michael Sragow and published by The New Yorker on 24 May 2017.
Dumb and Dumber has generally received positive reviews.
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