Movie Review: Dumb and Dumber To
What We Liked
What We Didn't Like
What more can be said from a title like this. Dumb and Dumber To simply says it all. The film really is not a heck of a lot different that it’s predecessor Dumb and Dumber (1994). Okay, so this is the deal, if you’re a fan of the first film, you will most likely dig the second. It’s that kind of humor, where you wince at the grossness of any given shenanigan, but you follow it with a chuckle. Personally, I think comedy has progressed in a much more extensive way in the last twenty years, meaning what was funny then just somehow is not as funny now. Or maybe it’s just me and twenty years on, my sense of humor has changed.
Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) are back at again twenty years later. Heading out on a road trip to find Harry’s daughter, one he only recently found he had. You will find them riding on a bike together, driving around in a hearse, and of course their ever so famous furry animal van.
Kathleen Turner plays Fraida Flecher (the easy girl from high school), looking just a tad bit different than she did back in the day. She apparently got pregnant and gave her daughter up for adoption. Fraida has tried to reconnect with her daughter Penny (Rachel Melvin) and has had no luck, so the boys head out to find Penny thinking that Lloyd is her father.
Lloyd and Harry finally do find Penny’s adoptive parents and learn that she is away at a conference. The duo is sent to find Penny at said conference, along with the handyman Travis (Rob Riggle) to deliver a very important package. Honorable mention goes to Riggle, who plays two roles in this film, Tavis as well as his twin brother, Captain Lippncott. Riggle is, as usual, pretty darn funny. We soon learn that Travis and Penny’s adopted mother are sinister and calamity ensues.
In conclusion, Dumb and Dumber To is not a side splitting comedy, it is mildly entertaining. You will chuckle, to what degree depends on whether or not you are a fan of gross humor. If you are a fan of the first film, you most definitely should view the second. If you never liked Dumb and Dumber, do not waste your time, you will not find this lesser version any more to your liking.
Betsy Cizek
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