There's Something About Mary (1998)

Average rating

(71%)

Starring:	Matt Dillon \| Cameron Diaz \| Ben Stiller \| Lee Evans
Director:	Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Studio:	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	114 mins
Genres:	Comedy \| Romance
Languages:	English
Hearing-impaired:	English
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released:	October 04, 1999
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No-holds-barred comedy tour de force in which 30-something Stiller locates and courts his high school dreamgirl (Diaz), unwittingly enlisting the help of some of her more hilariously psychotic suitors. In-your-face sight gags and unapologetic raunchiness disguise a riotously funny love story that is actually very sweet. Be amazed at the impeccable casting and stellar performances of the supporting players.

Rating of 4 stars out of 5

Those kings of bad taste Peter and Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin) surpassed themselves with this defiantly non-PC but wickedly funny Hollywood smash. Ben Stiller plays a writer (Ted Stroehmann) who, 13 years later, is still obsessed by his prom date Cameron Diaz, even though the occasion ended in disaster. The problem is that a queue of fellow misfits have also fallen under her spell, including British comic Lee Evans and the seedy private eye (Matt Dillon) Stiller hired to find her. With gags about the mentally and physically disabled, dead dogs and serial killers, not to mention the now infamous “hair gel” scene, this is unwholesome entertainment for older members of the family. The hapless Stiller uncovers a previously unseen gift for slapstick, although none of the cast can be faulted in this area. There's also an inspired musical commentary from American cult singer — songwriter Jonathan Richman.

Rating of 1 stars out of 5
Halliwell's Film Guide