Wednesday, 21 May 1997 |
Written by
Bill Warren
|
title:
Dumb and Dumber
function popUp(URL,NAME) {
amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10');
amznwin.focus();}
document.open();
document.write("");
document.close();
studio:
New Line Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy, Charles Rocket, Victoria Rowell
release year:
1994
film rating:
Three and a half stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Although it was preceded by Kingpin, it was Dumb and Dumber that put
the Farrelly Brothers (Peter and Bobby) on the movie map. This often
hilarious, usually tasteless comedy was a hit the world over, and was a
further boost to Jim Carrey's rise to major stardom. (Doesn't seem to
have done a damned thing for Jeff Daniels, though.)
Wednesday, 26 March 1997 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
|
title:
Get Shorty
function popUp(URL,NAME) {
amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10');
amznwin.focus();}
document.open();
document.write("");
document.close();
studio:
MGM/UA Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito
release year:
1995
film rating:
Three and a half stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
Contrary to semi-popular belief, Get Shorty' isn't all that similar to
'Pulp Fiction.' Yes, both movies star John Travolta as a criminal
operating in Los Angeles and both have intricate plotlines, but 'Get
Shorty' is much the sunnier and sillier of the two. Of all the recent
adaptations of Elmore Leonard novels (i.e. 'Jackie Brown,' 'Out of
Sight'), this is the one that least resembles a Quentin Tarantino flick.
