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Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

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Reviews Counted:95

Fresh:45

Rotten:50

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: The Farrellys manage to produce some laughs with Irene, but the jokes have become tired.

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Box Office: $560,525

Synopsis: In the Farrelly Brothers' ME, MYSELF & IRENE, Jim Carrey plays Charlie Baileygates, a Rhode Island State Trooper who develops a split personality disorder after his wife leaves him for an... In the Farrelly Brothers' ME, MYSELF & IRENE, Jim Carrey plays Charlie Baileygates, a Rhode Island State Trooper who develops a split personality disorder after his wife leaves him for an African-American midget genius. Due to years of denial and repression while raising triplet sons left behind by his wife and her lover, Charlie finally gets fed up with people taking advantage of his meek nature and snaps, taking on a lewd, aggressive second personality named Hank. Soon afterwards, Charlie is assigned by the police department to protect a woman named Irene (Renee Zellweger), who's being followed by some shady characters that want her dead. As the pair attempt to outwit their pursuers, the kind-hearted Charlie begins to fall for Irene, while battling his sleazy alter ego, Hank.

Back in full comedy mode after his more dramatic roles in THE TRUMAN SHOW and MAN ON THE MOON, Carrey once again displays his outlandish brand of physical humor. As with any Farrelly Brothers film, there are plenty of grossly funny yet good-natured moments. (In fact, Charlie's loving relationship with his three brilliant half-African-American sons is one of the film's best and funniest subplots.) Above all, it is the way that Carrey juggles the extreme personalities of Charlie and Hank--basically waging war against himself--that proves why he is one of Hollywood's best comedic actors. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Chris Cooper, Robert Forster

Starring: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, Anthony Anderson, Danny Green, Jessica Harper, Lin Shaye, Richard Jenkins

Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Screenwriter: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone
Producer: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Bradley Thomas

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Reviews for Me, Myself & Irene

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[Zellweger] shares nearly all her scenes with Carrey and doesn't get gobbled up by him. She's a lovely comic foil, a straight man that can take any number of hits.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment 1 Comment
08/04/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Funny.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Whereas Mary was thoroughly inhabited by all manner of absurd types, Irene has only a tagalong albino waiter.

Full Review Source: Mr. Showbiz | comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
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The big shock here is how flagrantly unoriginal the movie is.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Works because it does its job of making viewers laugh.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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There's plenty to like about Irene, which offers serious comic relief.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

Some of it just seems tedious and repetitive, as if the Farrelly brothers couldn't decide where to take their Jekyll and Hyde idea.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

An over-the-top comedy about a law-enforcement officer who becomes quite unsettled after meeting the wild man inside him.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Me, Myself & Irene will satisfy Jim Carrey fans eager for a return to the contortionist slapstick that made him a star.

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01/01/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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It's a great showcase of flexibility and split-second role-shifting, but none of it is terribly funny.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Shay Casey
Shay Casey
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Everything about Me, Myself & Irene lacks edge.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

A complete waste of time, money, and talent.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
02/15/01
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

One belly laughing sequence after another.

Full Review Source: CinemaSense.Com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cornell & Petricelli
Cornell & Petricelli
CinemaSense.Com

Involves a knock-down, drag-out fight between the two personalities. It's like watching Jerry Lewis and Buster Keaton duke it out while inhabiting the same body.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
06/25/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

[The Farrellys'] crudeness awakens the inner 6-year-old in many of us.

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01/01/00
Bill Gallo
Bill Gallo
New Times

Although the actress has brought a natural humor to her appealing dramatic roles, Zellweger is a bit grating here as she tries too overtly to force the laughs.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Me, Myself & Irene suffers its own identity crisis, as it lacks purpose, restraint and overall self-respect.

Full Review Source: Cinephiles | comment Comment
01/01/00
Yazmin Ghonaim
Yazmin Ghonaim
Cinephiles

Consistently filthy and funny, with the Farrellys' usual attention to disability that will surely be misread as insensitivity to disability.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/11/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Carrey himself provides the biggest flash from a major star since Rudolf Nureyev in Valentino.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
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Somewhat less than the sum of its parts, Me, Myself & Irene is overlong and choppy.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/01/00
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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