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Avg. Rating: 3.43
Better Than Expected--But That's Not Saying Much.
I really am not a fan of gross out humor. In fact, I almost despise it. However, I have several friends and family members who urged me to see THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. I finally have and must admit it is better than I expected, but that's not saying much because I wasn't expecting anything good. There is a lot of low-brow, crude humor in this movie. However, some of it is done tastefully enough that it doesn't seem offensive. Actually, very little of it is done tastefully. Most of it is completely tasteless and lacks any tact whatsoever (for instance the infamous "hair gel" scene). Cameron Diaz is beautiful to watch, but that's about her only purpose. She's a complete trophy woman and seems perfectly fine by that. Ben Stiller does have comic talent and is able to shine every now and again, but because of the poor script he really doesn't get to use his talents and instead becomes nothing more than a prop in some really sick practical jokes. Still, there is a bit of a story and then there's that crazy band that narrates the movie with song. All of that plus Cameron Diaz get this picture 3 stars instead of 2. It's hard to believe that the this is the Farelly Brother's best picture they've ever made. Unbelievable.
OK
The cameo appearance by Brett Farve is the best part of the film. The rest is so low brow...7th grade humor..that it is a bore. Young teens and gawkers will like this. Maybe a sports director I used to work with would like this too. HA.To adults this is mindless garbage.
Doesn't this airline supply paper bags on its flights?
There should be stars with negative integers situated to the left of the y-axis intersection on the horizontal x-axis number line to rate this film. Watching this movie gave me the same physiological results as a good swig of ipecac. Everything from its lousy script and acting to its tasteless, sordid brand of humor (especially that "have you seen my baseball" ridicule of the mentally-challenged) made me regret even renting the video. To begin with, that offkey troubadour who must have been gonged by Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, and the Unknown Comic was painful to listen to. Cameron Diaz is currently a box office magnet with her charming looks; but she appears incongruous with her unsuitable role in this flick. Equally wasted is the appearance of Ben Stiller who is bound to find funnier and more suitable roles in his future films. Anyone who thinks any part of this film is funny has to have about enough intelligence to half-fill a shotglass. Now that the global Human Genome Project is completed, the gene responsible for bad taste can be theoretically altered and any future productions of films similar to this one can be obviated.
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