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There's Something About Mary

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There's Something About Mary (1998)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:66

Rotten:14

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: There's Something About Mary proves that unrelentingly, unabashedly peurile humor doesn't necessarily come at the expense of a film's heart.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is a no-holds-barred comedy tour-de-force in which 30-something Ben Stiller locates and courts his high school dreamgirl (Cameron Diaz), unwittingly enlisting the help... THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is a no-holds-barred comedy tour-de-force in which 30-something Ben Stiller locates and courts his high school dreamgirl (Cameron Diaz), unwittingly enlisting the help of some of her more hilariously psychotic suitors. In-your-face sight gags and unapologetic raunchiness disguise a riotously funny love story that is actually very sweet. Be amazed at the impeccable casting and stellar performances of the supporting players. [More]

Starring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Chris Elliott

Starring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Chris Elliott, Lee Evans, Lin Shaye, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Keith David, Markie Post, Harland Williams, Khandi Alexander, Sarah Silverman, Richard Jenkins, Jonathan Richman

Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Screenwriter: Edward Decter, John J. Strauss, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Producer: Michael Steinberg, Bradley Thomas, Charles B. Wessler, Frank Beddor

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...there were also moments when I was actually bored.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment 2 Comments
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

I was completely and utterly bored by it.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment 1 Comment
01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

The performers all fall effortlessly into their slapstick roles.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Puerile, politically incorrect, rib-achingly funny and strangely insightful.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/11/08
Channel 4 Film

Asquerosamente divertida.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
08/31/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

Really one of the most enjoyable comedies of the year.

Full Review Source: Radio Free Entertainment | comment Comment
01/01/00
Andrew Manning
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment

Remarkable for all the sick and politically incorrect sight gags it gets away with in its rule-breaking romp through the supposedly sacred laws of what makes people laugh, and what doesn't.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Moments of boring idiocy mixed with moments of inspired hilarity.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

Nearly every character came alive in the film.

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

There's 'something' about Mary, all right.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
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Cameron, with her unique beauty and unquittable smile, has a way of grounding the most ridiculous situations.

Full Review Source: Critics Inc./America Online | comment Comment
11/23/01
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
Critics Inc./America Online

I may have gasped a little, and that's pretty much the intended effect.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

The movie is a sick pleasure.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Sure it's ridiculous. Sure it's in generally poor taste. So what?

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

There are some scenes of stand-out hilarity that will actually leave you in pain.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Darren Bignell
Darren Bignell
Empire Magazine

The trouble with the Farrelly brothers is that in order to get a laugh, they dump on everybody and everything.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Denby
David Denby
New York Magazine
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Wrackingly funny.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
02/03/09
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

There is hardly a moment in the picture that is not laughable.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

...Dillon's Pat, in an effort to win Mary's affections, poorly attempts to ape her compassion for the handicapped by referring to them as "retards" and "goofy bastards...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/12/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

I wasn't completely won over with so much comedy that depended on making fun of someone else's problems.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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