Friday, January 06, 2006

Fun with Dick and Jane **
Cast: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins
Director: Dean Parisot
Running Length: 1:30
MPAA Classification: PG-13

Dick Harper (Carrey) has just been named VP of Communications at a corporation that is about to go under. The CEO, Jack McCallister (Baldwin), is leaving with all the money and leaving Frank Bascom (Jenkins), his CFO to take all the blame. Dick has gone from being on top of the world to being jobless. Jane (Leoni) has quit her job after learning Dick had received a promotion, and now the two are unemployed.

Unable to find jobs, the two begin selling off their posessions in order to retain their house. Eventually, when the bank comes for the house, they are forced to take matters into their own hands, becoming criminals and stealing to get by.

"Fun With Dick and Jane" is a disappointment. It is not very funny. Jim Carrey gives his usual over-the-top performance, but that act is going old. Téa Leoni is unremarkable as Jane and adds little to the film. While being far from awful, "Fun With Dick and Jane" is not a movie that I can recommend.

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