Aesius
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Saw this at an advanced screening last night.
I'm a huge fan of the original, but after seeing the trailer, I felt like this was a potential flop, so I went in with low expectations.
Unfortunately, the movie was even worse than I imagined. There's really nothing memorable or quotable in the entire film, unlike the original.
The performances are bad (Carrey is decent at reprising Lloyd, but Daniels phones it in). The plot is nonsensical. The jokes fall flat. And the entire movie is lit like a Disney Channel show. It's too bright and colorful and looks cheap like a low-budget soap opera.
People who don't have such an attachment to the original may like it, and there are a few funny parts. In fact, some of the people in my theater were actually laughing their asses off. But I thought it relied too much on over the top scenarios that involved OTHER people being dumb instead of just Lloyd and Harry. It just didn't capture the spirit of the original in any way.
It's certainly better than the awful prequel that came out 10 years ago, but not by much.
I'm a huge fan of the original, but after seeing the trailer, I felt like this was a potential flop, so I went in with low expectations.
Unfortunately, the movie was even worse than I imagined. There's really nothing memorable or quotable in the entire film, unlike the original.
The performances are bad (Carrey is decent at reprising Lloyd, but Daniels phones it in). The plot is nonsensical. The jokes fall flat. And the entire movie is lit like a Disney Channel show. It's too bright and colorful and looks cheap like a low-budget soap opera.
People who don't have such an attachment to the original may like it, and there are a few funny parts. In fact, some of the people in my theater were actually laughing their asses off. But I thought it relied too much on over the top scenarios that involved OTHER people being dumb instead of just Lloyd and Harry. It just didn't capture the spirit of the original in any way.
It's certainly better than the awful prequel that came out 10 years ago, but not by much.
