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Fun with Dick and Jane

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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

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Reviews Counted:127

Fresh:37

Rotten:90

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: This muddled comedy has a few laughs, but never sustains a consistent tone.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for brief language, some sexual humor and occasional humorous drug references

Runtime: 3 hrs

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Dec 21, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $110,332,737

Synopsis: Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Teá Leoni) are a typical suburban couple. They have a nice house in a development, she works as a travel agent to supplement his white-collar income, and their son's... Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Teá Leoni) are a typical suburban couple. They have a nice house in a development, she works as a travel agent to supplement his white-collar income, and their son's first language is Spanish thanks to spending so much time with nanny Blanca (Gloria Garayua). Things change in the blink of an eye when Dick is promoted to vice president of communications at Globodyne, where he has worked for years. His first order of business: to appear on a popular news show about business and money and lend his magic touch to news of Globodyne's earnings. But Dick doesn't know that Globodyne is about to tank, and in the midst of his interview the situation goes from bad to horrendous and he becomes the scapegoat. In the blink of an eye he is unemployed, his pension is bust, and he can't find a job to save his life. Their front lawn is even repossessed. To make matters worse, Jane quit her job as soon as Dick was promoted, their house has lost value, and their savings was in Globodyne stock. Months later the Harpers find themselves in increasingly dire straits. They resort to paying their nanny with appliances, selling all of their possessions and are facing foreclosure on their house when Dick has a brainstorm: he'll start to steal. Jane joins him, and soon the duo is dressing in elaborate costumes and robbing local businesses and homes. When their final job goes bust, they decide to go for the big heist: scamming Globodyne president Jack McAllister (Alec Baldwin) out of his stolen fortune. Dean Parisot (HOME FRIES) directs this remake of the 1977 film of the same name, which has been cheekily updated to incorporate the phenomenon of white-collar crime. Richard Jenkins and Carlos Jacott round out the cast. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Richard Jenkins, Alec Baldwin

Starring: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Richard Jenkins, Alec Baldwin, Carlos Jacott, Gloria Garayua

Director: Dean Parisot

Director: Dean Parisot
Producer: Brian Grazer
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Fun? Not so much.

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08/17/07
Time Out New York

It's inoffensive material with few laughs and even fewer jabs. And when the end credits thank guys such as Jeffrey Skilling and Bernie Ebbers, you'll swear it should be the other way around.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/20/05
Allison Benedikt
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12/31/05
Andrea Chase
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Dick and Jane thereby emerge comically and sentimentally as the unlikeliest of collectivist crusaders.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
01/18/06
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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It's fun, and that's fine.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/21/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

A tepid and uninventive remake

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
12/26/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Jim Carrey is hilarious as a man who slowly goes insane when his American Dream turns into a nightmare.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/22/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

They are funny bits, but there are too few of them. Fun With Dick and Jane just isn't all that fun.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/22/05
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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We're just having a bit of breezy Fun With Dick and Jane, yes, but the film works in a few subtle jabs too.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
12/21/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

The film coasts on Carrey's enthusiasm alone and without him, I can only imagine how lackluster this remake would be.

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12/20/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Other than its 85-minute running time, the movie is in all other ways imperfect, which is just about what you want from one of Jim Carrey's slapdash slapstick comedies. Perfection would ruin it.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
12/21/05
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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Noticing these echoes leads the viewer to consider -- and even at 85 minutes, the film allows the mind to wander -- what a comedy built around the talented Leoni might be like.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
12/21/05
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

Sure, you can go and have a few laughs, but it's going to be like that first big paycheck you got before you realized how much is taken off the top, it's just not as good as you hoped for.

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