Review of Dumb and Dumber To (2014) by Thequietgamer — 02 Sep 2015

The first Dumb an Dumber proved a hit with audiences. Apparently watching Daniels and Carrey bumble around like idiots onscreen, involving themselves in gross out gags and making stupid faces made it something of a comedy classic. I personally was not as amused. Given the fact that I didn't like the first movie I had no real interest in this sequel. Imagine my surprise when I found out just how much I liked it.

Given how it consistently funny it manages to remain throughout it's runtime there seems to be some intelligence behind the stupidity this go around. The jokes keep coming, both big and small. The majority of them hit their mark. That's because the Farrelly brother toned down on the humor that didn't work in the first movie (the excessive amount of gross out gags and an over-reliance on Jim Carrey's stupid faces) and just focused on what did work; portraying just what morons these characters are. There is a certain hilarity to their ineptness that I found to be missing in the first.

Surrounding Carrey and Daniels is an all around talented cast. Plenty of throwbacks to the original are made, but they are done so in small ways. As a result they serve as a way of bringing back some goofy memories of the original all while not coming off as one of those sequels that feel like they are constantly saying "hey, remember how great the first movie was?" It stands on it's own two feet and is much funnier as a result.

All in all it takes what so many enjoyed about the first movie and improves upon it. The gross out gags are still here, but they have been mercifully turned down. The humor and main characters are still just as dumb as ever, but nowhere near as irritating. Even as someone who didn't enjoy the original I found plenty to enjoy and laugh at in this sequel. No, it's not art, but it certainly shows just how funny stupid humor can be.

For that I give it an 8.9/10. It's quite the funny movie.