Movie: Fun with Dick and Jane

I had no idea that Fun with Dick and Jane was a remake. The idea is engaging enough, but I’d wager gold to goldfish that Jim Carey is a tad more hysterical than George “Just Shoot Me” Segal.

My only problem with the film was that… it hit a bit close to home. Being laid off myself by a good portion of the Fortune 500, I can speak intimately about the pain of the ordeal. This film, however, really plays it up as both Dick Harper and his wife Jane, played by Téa Leoni, both bomb in every post-layoff endeavor. Thus, they resort to criminal behavior.

For my money, nobody is funnier than Jim Carey. Maybe I’m still a child. (My wife says as much.) But I was laughing at silly flops throughout the film, while much of the theater remained silent. Perhaps, it was exactly due to my close proximity to Mr. Harper’s hardship that I could commiserate. Either way, I loved the movie. Sure it’s goofy. But did you expect anything less? If you need a light-hearted laugh or 20, then by all means, see Fun With Dick and Jane.

8 out of 10