Dumb and Dumber 2!

Last year we had the McConaissance, is it now time for the Carreyakening?! It might

seem hard to believe today, but Jim Carrey used to be one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

After a phenomenal breakout year back in 1994, when Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber

ALL hit theaters, Carrey went on to make megahits Liar Liar, The Truman Show and Bruce Almighty.

And even movies that seemed like flops were actually hits, as How the Grinch Stole Christmas

is still the highest grossing holiday movie of all time while Batman Forever is NOT the

caped crusader’s worst performing flick. But then, as fast as he was on the way up,

he was on the way down... Lemony Snicket, Fun with Dick and Jane, The Number 23, Yes

Man, A Christmas Carol, Mr Poppers Penguins, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone - not to mention

when he just recently imploded with Kick Ass 2. At least Jeff Daniels has had it easy,

as he’s never been famous! (mischevious smile) But if Carrey has needed a shoulder

to cry on, for someone to lend an understanding ear, he has The Farrelly Bros. After debuting

with Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary proved to be an even more spectacular

hit. Yet after that they fell and couldn’t get up with Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, Fever

Pitch, The Heartbreak Kid, Hall Pass and even their dream project The Three Stooges. So

much FAIL... Even 2000’s Me Myself and Irene, where Carrey reunited with The Farrelly Bros,

FAILED to recapture the Dumb and Dumber magic. There didn’t even seem to be any magic in

the brand, as the prequel in 2003 also failed to perform at the box office. Warner Bros,

who’d acquired New Line Cinema since the first Dumb and Dumber, had so little faith

in a sequel that even after The Farrelly Bros acquired independent financing, they still

wouldn’t agree to distribute it. Luckily they allowed The Farrelly Bros to try and

pitch it elsewhere and Universal decided to roll the dice. And come on, these two guys

have been underestimated before! Sure nostalgia couldn’t save Sin City 2 a decade after

its first movie came out, and it’s been TWO decades since the first Dumb and Dumber!

But did you see the rave reviews - and big ratings - Carrey got when he recently hosted

Saturday Night Live? Plus this has been a big year for comedies with 22 Jump Street

and Neighbors, which were both rated R. Meanwhile Dumb and Dumber To has the added benefit of

a PG-13 rating, allowing for a much bigger audience - and before you freak out, so did

the first Dumb and Dumber. Finally, using a tactic favored by Harry and Lloyd themselves,

Universal just played the trailer over and over again until it wore us down - just in

time for a weekend with no other wide releases to get in the way. So, shall the Carreyakening

begin?! Or was this sequel a dumb idea

after all?