Directed by: Bobby and Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Chris Cooper
Time: 116 minutes
Charlie Baileygates is a veteran Rhode Island state trooper. All of
his life, he has been a pushover, avoiding conflicts and confrontation at all
costs. Years earlier, his wife left him for the man she cheated on him with
(the limo driver from their wedding). Charlie bottled up his emotions even more
and went on raising the triplets that were clearly not his, biologically speaking.
After years of refusing to deal with reality, Charlie develops a form of
schizophrenia. A second personality, Hank, starts emerging from him in times of
stress. As he is tasked with driving a woman named Irene to upstate New York to
appear in court on a hit-and-run matter, Charlie sees his two personalities
fight for the love of the same woman.
This is your typical Farrelly brothers flicks, with over-the-top humor and antics. While this is not as great as some of the best movies, Jim Carrey’s performance raises the material to another level. This film was made to showcase Carrey’s natural knack for physical humor. That scene where his two personalities physically fight each other is particularly memorable.
Some folks got offended by the portrayal of mental illness, but, really, this is a comedy, not a documentary. You cannot take that stuff seriously. A fun film that I was happy to revisit years later.
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