Dick Harper and his wife, Jane, would seem to have it made - Dick has a high-paying job, they live in an expensive house in the suburbs, they have two luxury cars in the driveway, and a housekeeper to help look after their son, Billy. But Dick and Jane's fairy-tale life crashes head-on into reality when the firm Dick works for turns out to have been using unscrupulous accounting methods to disguise the fact they've been losing money hand over fist, and Dick has been made the fall guy for some of their dirty dealings. Suddenly flat broke, Dick and Jane must find a new way to support their lavish lifestyle, and in time they discover just the thing - crime.
This is not one of Jim Carrey's comedy classics, but it's not as bad as some of his other recent films. There's nothing original here - Carrey doing his usual physically intense comedy. However, the plot is relevant and very timely in light of the recent accounting scandals. The actors had great chemistry and I laughed out loud at some points, but other scenes were dumb or overdone. The best parts were Jim Carrey dressed in black with a voice disguiser taunting a victim and the very last line of the film (and the Special Thanks that follows). Overall, if you're a Jim Carrey fan, you'll like it, but if you're not, you aren't missing anything if you skip it.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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