Fun With Dick and Jane (2005) Critic Reviews

Writers Nicholas Stoller and Judd Apatow remake is more devilish, hitting its targets with the reckless glee required for a round of Whac-A-Mole.Read the full review

Fun With Dick and Jane has lived up to its title: It's fun, and that's fine.Read the full review

The rare Hollywood remake that, by daring to reinterpret its source material within a fresh political context, actually has a reason to exist.Read the full review

Recycles the 1977 comedy right down to repeating the same mistakes.Read the full review

Plays like the setup for a movie that never materializes. It has all the elements for a successful comedy, but once the premise is presented, the film doesn't know how to deliver on its promise. That doesn't mean there is no fun in "Fun."Read the full review

Mr. Carrey is such an attention hog that most actresses have a hard time holding on to their corner of the screen when he's onboard, especially in broader comedies. But Ms. Leoni never cedes her ground. Both performers exude such acute neediness - there's a touch of Jerry Lewis and Lucille Ball in their mutual frenzy - that not to love them even a little would seem cruel.Read the full review

There's really not much fun to be had with Dick and Jane - or anyone else in this anemic comedy.Read the full review

The new film's social message comes through loud and clear, but something in the comedy seems constrained -- effortful, yet muffled. It might be a matter of the right tone never having been found.Read the full review

So how can a project that began with such promise end up such a slick, pandering misfire? The answer, unsurprisingly, has a lot to do with Jim Carrey.Read the full review