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Theres Something About Mary (1998)

Theres Something About Mary
"Whoa--and I thought I had a kink in 'my' hose!"

Starring:

Ben Stiller
Cameron Diaz

Released By:

Fox Home Entertainment

Released In:

1998

Rated:

R

Reviewed By:

Adam Mast

Grade:

B+

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The Farrelly Brothers are back with another raunchy opus. They're the jokesters who brought Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin to the screen. With the wildly funny There's Something about Mary, they've reached new heights in offensiveness.

Ben Stiller plays a lonely guy who becomes obsessed with finding an old high school crush, played by an extremely likable Cameron Diaz. Enough with the plot, it's just an excuse for the Farrelly Brothers to unleash as many obscene jokes as they possibly can, and that they do. In fact, There's Something about Mary offers a scene so audacious, so foul, so completely unbelievable, I couldn't believe they got away with it. It is one of the most memorable comic moments I've seen in recent years. If you think I'm building it up too much, you have nothing to worry about. One way or the other, I'm sure this scene will get some kind of reaction out of you. Which is what makes the Farrelly Brothers so damned funny. They're willing to throw anything in for a laugh, much the same way the Zucker Brothers do.

At the core of this outrageous comedy, are two very likable performances by Stiller and Diaz. They play off each other wonderfully. There's Something about Mary does have moments that aren't funny; but that's the chance you take when your making a laugh-a-second comedy. For the most part, There's Something about Mary offers some of the funniest stuff I've seen in a long time. It's raunchy but it's a winner!

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