If fun means money, this is near bankrupt.
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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Reviews for Fun with Dick and Jane
Divertido e com uma boa mensagem política, é um exemplo raro em Hollywood: uma comédia que, sem pregações, tem algo importante a dizer.
A not-so-funny comedy is something we've unfortunately learned to live with. But an unfunny comedy with Jim Carrey out front?
A more accurate title would be Not Much Fun With Dick and Jane - Carrey and Leoni keep this watchable but it's painfully light on laughs throughout.
Dick and Jane thereby emerge comically and sentimentally as the unlikeliest of collectivist crusaders.
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.
Alternating between lowbrow comedy and pointed political commentary is a bold strategy, but the combination results in a film neither dumb enough nor smart enough to work.
Sharp satire coexists uneasily with slapstick comedy... and unless you're Mel Brooks, any attempt to cram them into a blender and hit purée will produce something putrid.
If there's meant to be any satire in the idea that these two will do almost anything to maintain their obscene consumerist lifestyle, it's lost in the poking fun at what lots of ordinary working-class folks do to make a living.
Carrey, in particular, seems to be working overtime in an effort to elicit laughs from some decidedly underwhelming material.
Anyone who likes comedy with an edge will be disappointed at the way this film abandons its clever premise.
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