Movie Review: Stuck on You

I have to admit to I rarely go see comedies in the theatre. For me, they are the provence of stage work, where the laughter helps the performance and enhances the interactions. I've noticed over the years that I rarely attend movies that could be defined as 'comedy.' I'll go see if I'm with a group who insists or it's mixed with another genre, like a musical comedy, but rarely upon it's own.

Okay, yes, I'll go see Disney cartoons...those could be thought of as comedies, I suppose.

So I rent movies, like this one, Stuck on You, by the Farrelly Brothers.

I gotta give it to the Farrelly Brothers. They have an amazing ability to protray people with exceptional circumstances in a manner that is humanizing as it is humorous. I mean it. Really. I noticed it here and in There's Something About Mary. People with special needs are shown as they are, warts and all, but are surrounded by an entourage that truly is the scum of the Earth--making them seem all the more real. Mary's younger brother was obviously a man with a severely limited intellectual capacity, but he was the only normal one, it seemed, in the bunch in that he never was softed to the eyes of the audience.

Same goes for the tale of Walt and Bob (?) Tenor. They are conjoined twins of distinct personalities and woes. But the world around them seems to be the one with the real problems, through it's lack of acceptance or inability to understand.

Now don't get me wrong. There is severe juvenile humor placed throughout the movie and it gives it the R rating it deserves. If you saw There's Something About Mary, you know what kind of bathroom humor I'm talking about.

I give credit also to Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. They work well as a team and come off as understanding each other. I really am impressed with Matt. He really has outdone himself in avoiding the pitfalls that have befallen his compatriot, Ben Affleck. Instead of trying to become a marquee name, he's done parts that have expanded his repetoire and his ability. Like this movie. It's not bombastic; it wasn't a hit. It was simple and sweet. Bravo for both.

Overall, a decent movie. No complaints.