For a good stretch of cinematic time Peter and Bobby Farrelly owned the movie comedy scene.
To be fair, there wasn’t much competition.
The Farrelly Brothers’ films, like “Shallow Hal,” “There’s Something About Mary” and “Kingpin,” were gross and sweet, puerile and sidesplitting. And movie goers lapped it up. What choice did they have? Judd Apatow hadn’t hit the scene yet, and movie comedies were lucky to deliver a handful of laughs, or sometimes none at all.
Yes, I’m talking about the “Miss Congeniality” films.
But Farrelly duds like “Stuck on You” and “The Ringer” couldn’t match their previous work, and for years the duo have been struggling to get their “Three Stooges” pic off the ground.
The pair finally return with “Hall Pass,” opening Feb. 25. The movie stars Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis as men whose wives give them one week to act out their carnal fantasies without consequences.
What better material for the comedy team to tackle? If this doesn’t kick star’t their comeback, their mojo may be lost in the ether.
(Photo: Carly Craig, Jason Sudekis and Kaliko Kauahi star the New Line Cinema’s comedy “HALL PASS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Peter Iovino)
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Oh wow, as a “Miss Congeniality” fan I think I just got spanked.
I am curious about this one and I like the cast, so I will probably give it a try. I have only seen one of their films (“Mary”), however, and I thought it was waaaay overrated.
Man, this movie looks bad.
“Mary” did receive buckets of hype, so I bet by the time you saw it the film couldn’t live up to it all.
I didn’t hate Miss Congeniality …. but it just didn’t make me laugh like “Superbad,” “Knocked Up” or “Wedding Crashers.”
Agreed, as a comedy – not as funny as those you listed, but as a rom-com, it was pretty good. And the casting was great, I especially loved Michael Caine and his character.
God knows I can’t stand Johnny Knoxville in anything else, but no love for The Ringer? Knocked PC on its head with the mentally handicapped while simultaneously being respectful of them, a Farrelly Bros. staple? Brian Cox also is the man in this as much as he is in Super Troopers.
The Ringer seemed to pull its PC punches to me … but the very notion behind it was a bit daring.
Miss C also had a shrewd turn by the Shat!
Wow, I’d hate to see your examples of not pulling punches. Just kidding, please spill.