Review of The Cable Guy (1996) by Zachary H — 07 May 2011

Jim Carrey's best, and most underrated film.

This review of The Cable Guy (1996) was written by Zachary H on 07 May 2011.

The Cable Guy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Danny M (606) on 01 Feb 2017

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I didn't like it. The stalker part especially made it creepy for no reason. Larry the cable guy now that was funny…

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Very funny with good gags all long the way. Just a lack of a story. It's like all they did was crame jokes on a script…

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