Torture with Dick and Jane. Review on Fun with Dick and Jane Movie

The Stars Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin. The Story Dick and Jane Harper(Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni) have a terrific life, and when Dick gets a promotion they reckon they'll have enough money to allow Jane to quit her job. But when Dick's company goes under they find themselves in deep trouble, and left with nothing. They decide to resort to robbery and despite a dodgy start discover they are rather good at it, eventually deciding to take their revenge on the boss (Baldwin) of Dick's company. What's good? Back in 1977 the original Fun With Dick And Jane was a rather amusing comedy starring Jane Fonda and George Segal. This time round we have Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni gleefully going over-the-top with this film punctualised with only intermittent moments of real humour. Carrey goes through his expected comedy routine, full of bouncy enthusiasm, while Leoni seems to have cornered the market in harassed housewife roles. When the money runs dry and they resort to robbery there are some terrific moments - their first heist is for lattes - as they switch from simple hold-ups tohrough to tackling evil corporate giants. Alec Baldwin is completely at ease as the fat-cat businessman (it is pretty much the same role he played in Elizbethtown). What's bad? Despite the cheery poster and energetic trailer there is sadly not enough actual fun to be had with Dick and Jane. The film goes for the big, simple laughs as the married pair's lives descend into poverty and misses it's chances to take potshots at corporate business. Dean Parisot does his cast no favours, switching from screwball comedy to political satire to heist caper in frantic search of a plot. The ending - as suddenly the klutzy pair seem to have the skills of honed bank robbers - is all rather rushed as they blunder towards the expected happy climax. How long is it? A frantic 90 mins. Final verdict Comedy remake is strong on simple laughs but lacks real fun. For two such gifted comic actors, suprisingly few sparks are generated. Their lack of direction seems rooted in a script that often misses the mark. If fun means money, this movie is nearly bankrupt.