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04/12/02
The Cable Guy (1996)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:26
Rotten:26
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When Steven Kovacs orders cable TV for his apartment, he has no idea how much he'll regret it. That's because the installer sent to his home is Chip Douglas, a lonely, lisping, parasitic geek, who... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, George Segal
Director: Ben Stiller
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Reviews for The Cable Guy
Stiller's film ranks as an honourable failure.
06/24/06
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08/22/03
No review available.
01/19/05
No review available.
04/15/04
Basically, it's not a whole lot of fun. There's no one to identify with -- Carrey's Cable Guy is a stalker, and Matthew Broderick's Steven is bland to the point of near-invisibility.
01/01/00
Top CriticThough this should have been an opportunity for Mr. Carrey to expand upon his runaway success and solidify long-term stardom, The Cable Guy instead offers the shocking sight of a volatile comic talent in free fall.
01/01/00
Top CriticA $20 million paycheck for this?
05/14/03
Holtz's screenplay, though, wants to be Rosemary's Baby meets The Odd Couple. Unfortunately, there's not a strong enough blend of the thrills and chuckles in it.
01/01/00
A misguided attempt to extend [Carrey's] range by having him play someone who is demented and dangerous.
02/14/01
Top CriticWhile some of its antic set pieces are genuinely funny, this fuzzy-focus outing is hopelessly disconnected and ultimately unsatisfying.
03/26/09
Top CriticIn all, about a third of the film (most of it contained in three extended sequences) is audaciously funny and genuinely disturbing. The rest will sorely test the devotion of Carrey's fans.
07/27/09
If I'd known beforehand that Ben Stiller directed The Cable Guy, I might have been more excited by the prospect of seeing it. And I'd have been all the more disappointed in the end.
01/01/00
Plays as a '-from-hell' thriller with a few funny moments instead of a funny comedy with dark overtones.
01/08/05
An experiement in comedy. Hit and miss, dark and disturbing, uncommercial, but aiming somewhere much deeper than Ace Ventura ever could.
01/01/00
Much of it plays like a personal boob tube with Carrey trapped inside, determined to act his way out in a freak show of mugging. He's a disturbing mixture of psychopath and lonely soul. Here, as always, a little Carrey goes a long way.
06/18/02
Top CriticCarrey runs riot, and Stiller won't stop him.
05/12/01
Top CriticNo review available.
10/25/02
Aiming, perhaps, for a neat double helix of black humor and prankishness, they've ended up with a pretty ugly granny knot.
07/27/09
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