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Mix the
directing team which brought you Dumb and Dumber and
There's Something About Mary with the actor from The
Mask and Liar Liar and you've a fair idea what
to expect from this film.
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| Let's
use colour and size to raise a few laughs |
It's basic
toilet humour mixed with slapstick. And for all that it's
funny, although you won't need any stitches to sew your split
sides back together once the credits roll.
Jim Carrey
plays Charlie Baileygates AND Hank Baileygates. You see, after
his wife leaves him, mild mannered cop, Charlie is pushed
over the edge and develops a split personality.
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| Cheesy
grin time |
Hank's
aggressive and horny. After a well played build up in which
Charlie is pushed around by everyone, including a young girl,
it's a relief when Carrey pulls that familiar face in a multitude
of directions to turn into Hank.
Retribution
is his. But that's only the start.
The arrival
of Irene Waters (Zellweger) only complicates matters. She's
being chased by a collection of racketeers and dodgy cops.
Charlie/Hank take to looking after her. Both personalities
fall for her.
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| Is
that you Charlie...or is it Hank? |
Me,
Myself and Irene is
another great vehicle for Jim Carrey's talents, although there's
a sense you've seen it all before.
However,
there are few other comic actors who could probably get away
with fighting yourself as well as he does.
Carrey
does have some strong back up, especially his wisecracking
triplet sons. But by the end of the film so many different
characters have been introduced that you struggle to remember
who is good and who's bad.
The film
often misses completely. A scene with a cow is both unfunny
and irrelevant. But there are lines to savour. Hank introduces
himself to Irene with the line "Hank Evans...for little
girls."
You can
also play spot the cameo. Look out for tennis pinup Anna Kournikova.
On the
whole, a film which'll keep you entertained without ever reaching
top gear.
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