Me, Myself & Irene (Special Edition)

 

 

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I think the Brothers would do well to cast Jim Carrey in more of their movies. I found Dumb and Dumberto be absolutely hilarious and, once again, he has made "Me, Myself and Irene" a truly enjoyable piece of comedy. Without his fabulous physical performance, this film would be reduced to a string of sight gags and toilet humor which we have all seen before in dozens of other movies.

Narrated, in cheesy-fairy-tale style, by Rex Allen Jr., Me, Myself & Irene tells the story of Charlie Baileygates (Jim Carrey), an exceedingly nice Rhode Island State Trooper. He marries the love of his life only to have her run off with an African-American midget and leave their three racially mixed kids for Charlie to raise. Some sixteen years later, the kids have grown up to be geniuses and Charlie grows up with a problem. You see, as various misfortunes have befallen him over the years, he had adopted a grin-and-bear-it attitude that resulted in a lot of bottled-up anger. All that emotion is now releasing itself in the form of advanced delusionary schizophrenia with narcissistic rage, a.k.a. multiple personality disorder.

While Charlie is gentle and wary of any confrontation, his other personality Hank is exactly the opposite. He spouts insults all over the place and picks fights with everyone he encounters. Charlie's doctor gives him medication that is supposed to suppress Hank, but Charlie leaves it in his hotel room while escorting a pretty girl named Irene (Renee Zellweger) to upstate New York. He also falls in love with Irene and vows to protect her from crooks and corrupt cops who are after her (among them Chris Cooper, fresh off his American Beauty triumph). But not surprisingly, Hank keeps getting in the way.

I know that this movie was not exactly embraced by critics which blows my mind. Seeing that everyone completely adored There's Something About Mary (Widescreen Edition) - basically all the same jokes without Jim Carrey to pull them off. This movie is not for everyone, but any astute movie watcher and any true Jim Carrey fan will instantly see the uncompromising energy which he poured into his 2 characters. He is truly a wonder to behold and will go down in history as one of the greatest physical comedic actors of all time. Say what you will about the movie, but it really is a shame that the Academy consistently overlooks Carrey's gifted performances. He has proven that he is a talented actor with the range to perform both serious and comedic roles. Gifted dramatic actors are a dime a dozen in Hollywood - I defy you to find a comedian who can do the things that Carrey does on screen and who can make audiences laugh with just a look.

Me, Myself & Irene is a pretty funny movie; But it's comedic value dosent hold up as strong the 2nd and 3rd time around like many great comedy's. This movie does have a couple of moments of that great "Shock comedy" that the Farrelly brothers put into alot of there movie's. But apon vewing it the second time around, it wasnt as funny...but still, thats not to say its not funny at all, dont get me wrong on that.

I wont waste your time explaining the plot, im sure 100 people have alreadys written about that.

The bonus features are decent, I dont know if its the same for the regioun 1(US/CANADA) versions, but the Regioun 4(Australian) version I was almost going to return, because it said it came with a music video, featurette's and things on the cover, but when I went to the bonus features on the menu, it only showed deleted scenes and trailers...but I figured out that there is a type of 'easter egg' on the main menu. You have to go to the upper right button, and click up, then a message comes on the screen saying somthing like "have you taken your medication?" and when you select "no" the screen kind of scrambles, the menu changes, and the rest of the bonus features are found from that extra features in that menu!

One thing I do want to say: The Farrely Brothers commentary has got to be the most annoying of them all, I think i first read about it in Mad Magazine or somthing? But it's true...if you want the most useless information and crap about actors on screen, like an extra way in the background that you wouldnt even take note of, you will get the full biography from them about how the Farellys know them, or what member of fammily they are? and pretty much there details on where they live and every movie theyve been in... maybe informative to some people? but ZZzzzzzzzzzzz to me... I would have thought there commentarys might be funny? I laughed maybe 2 or 3 times, but zzzzzzz the rest!!!!! apparently they do that with every commentray!!! zzzzzzzzzzzz...oh, and i cant forget there most boring details about every song in the movie and they talk about everything about them more then the movie, how, what,why,where,when....Zzzzzzzzzz

The first time I watched this I thought it was fairly gross with way too much reliance on sexual/bathroom humor. However after seeing it again there are some incredibly funny performances that make this one worth owning. Jim Carrey is the only actor on the planet who could pull off the transitions between the dual personalities of Charlie and Hank. His facial expressions and physical comedy are the heart and soul of this movie. I think the 3 guys who play his sons are hysterically funny and their profanity laced speech cracks me up every time they make an appearance. These three guys are the most foul-mouthed geniuses to ever appear in a film. Rene Zellwinger is very good in her role as well. Overall this is a pretty decent comedy with some very quotable scenes. For fans of Dumb and Dumber(and we know you're out there) this is a must.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting comedy
How does this movie only get 3 out of 5 when it is one of his classic movies he plays a Paranoid Schitrzophrenic with Split Personality wich would officially never happen but... Read more

Published on April 27 2004 by Chris

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not a film
This is not even a film. It's a very bad excuse for Jim Carrey to make faces. No story. No plot. Just very embarrassing. I wish Carrey soon would do a serious movie.

Published on April 25 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars CARREY SHINES, AND PROVIDES THOSE 3 MOMENTS THAT'RE FUNNY
The film follows what I have come to believe is Jim Carry's usual trend: his comedy talents are showcased brilliantly under the pretext of a schizo character, but the movie... Read more

Published on April 14 2004 by Shashank Tripathi

5.0 out of 5 stars Drop dead funny!
Me, Myself and Irene is about Charlie; a Rhode Island police officer who is nice, and is taken advantaged of. Read more

Published on Mar 1 2004 by Eric

4.0 out of 5 stars Me, Myself & Irene
The relationship between Charlie Baileygates (Jim Carrey) and his girlfriend was sad because she left him for somebody else. Read more

Published on Feb 6 2004 by Ray H.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie Farelly bros are awesome.
This movie is great it has alot of gross humor but its all hillarious definitley a buy!

Published on Jan 6 2004 by Brian

4.0 out of 5 stars Intelligently Written and Absolutely Hilarious
The Farrelly Brothers have outdone themselves again, with the help of Mike Cerrone. This script is side-splitting hilarity at it's best. Read more

Published on Dec 4 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Same Jokes Again!
I have to say: I'm bored! Jim Carrey has the same jokes again! He's fighting with himself! He has same kind of smile! This film has no sense! Jim Carrey has two persons. Read more

Published on Oct 28 2003 by Reijo Piippula

5.0 out of 5 stars typical farelly brothers movie
when i say typical farelly brothers movie, i mean hilarious. a laugh out loud movie. look at me i sound like a critc. Read more

Published on Oct 26 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Who Do You Prefer: Hank Or Charlie?
From the directors of There's Something About Mary, & Kingpin, I didn't have much faith in this film, having not liked them. Read more

Published on Oct 9 2003 by Meesha

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