Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

FilmBuff1994 Fun with Dick and Jane is a mediocre movie with an average plot, despite a very talented comedic cast. There is not a dull performance in the bunch, featuring Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni, who have a great back and forth with one another, there pairing is unlikely, which makes it all the more enjoyable. There are also several great supporting roles throughout from the likes of Alec Baldwin and Richard Jenkins, who all bring their A-game. However, the film itself sadly does not deliver on the potential of its great cast, they all feel wasted and restricted by mediocre dialogue, as well as a lackluster plot. There was a sense of a studio involvement in this, not allowing the performers to stretch their legs and really have fun making the movie. The plot is also very inconsistent, having little idea of what tone it is going for, ranging from slapstick, to black, satirical conedy, then having some dramatic moments, it all got very muffled. Instantly forgettable. Worth the look if you are a fan of Carrey or Leoni, but Fun with Dick & Jane is a very mundane comedy. A couple turn to a life of crime after losing a hefty sum of money. Best Performance: Jim Carrey

david-sarkies There was an older film of the same name starring Jane Fonda, as well as a kids book that I read in primary school when I was learning how to read. I suspect that the only relation that this film has to the book is the name because I have a feeling that the kids book is not about a married couple running around committing crimes. I have not seen the Jane Fonda film so I cannot comment on that as well though I suspect that the story line is the same, namely that a married couple find themselves without a job so they rob banks to survive.This film came about after a raft of accounting scandals resulted in the collapse of a number of high profile firms, including World-com and Enron. This film, though, was set before these scandals, and I suspect that this has something to do with the joke at the end where somebody drives past Dick and Jane and tells them that he has a new job in a new business that trades energy (and we all know what happened to Enron).Basically, Dick is a high profile salesperson for a technology company and is promoted to vice president only to discover that his company has collapsed and that the owner has then ran off with all of the money leaving the entire staff without any money and without any income. As such the high profile life (and the expensive house) of Dick and Jane comes to a complete halt. After trying numerous jobs (and failing) they decide to go into a life of crime, but after coming very close to getting caught, give that up as well.I guess this is one of those 'wouldn't it be good' type of movies, namely wouldn't it be good if the corporate CEOs that scarpered off with all of our money were forced to give it all up and pay us what was owed to us. Well, Dick and Jane get away with that, but unfortunately in the real world this did not happen. The CEOs of Enron and Worldcom were never forced to give up their money, and the ex-employees were simply left destitute.However, what I have learned from all of the cafuffle is that even though one should save for a rainy day, and not spend all ones money on luxurious living, putting all of your savings into company stocks and a company pension fund does not necessarily protect you. While I do own stock of the company that I work for, I diversify my holdings, and I believe that my pension fund is held in an independent trust and not within the company. I don't think that necessarily happens in the United States, but I guess one way of protecting yourself further is that here in Australia, with compulsory super, is to put it into a fund that has not connection with the company that you work for.

manjodude I'd like to share an experience I'd while watching this movie yesterday. I'd just come back from office, flopped on the bed and took out my shoes while flipping channels on the TV at same time. Just then, one of the channels began to air Fun with Dick & Jane. The moment I saw the opening rolls showing Jim Carrey sprinting out of his house, I became rooted to my bed. He's one of my all-time fave actors.Throughout the 90mins(the channel didn't even give an ad break), I didn't move an inch, not even an inch! I didn't even want to change out of my office wear fearing that I might lose even a small moment of comedy from Carrey or Tea Leoni. That's how entertained I was with this movie.So many funny scenes of Carrey and Leoni that I can't pick a favorite really. Both give a great performance. Didn't realise that Tea Leoni could pack so much fun in her, after watching her very serious character in Deep Impact(1998). Every other cast here were just kinda normal supporting actors for these two guys, including "The Shadow" Alec Baldwin. Ya, he was just a shadow here too :-) Maybe the ending could have been a bit more lively. I felt the state of shock that Alec Baldwin's character goes through in the end wasn't portrayed convincingly. The whole shot that included Baldwin, Carrey, Leoni, the media & crowd of others felt a bit weak to me.Verdict: Still, a great comedy, great direction, great performances. That's it, review over!

JasparLamarCrabb A wildly underrated remake of the Jane Fonda/George Segal classic --- proving that it's never a bad time to say f### y## to corporate America. Jim Carrey & Tea Leoni find themselves way over their heads after Carrey is run out of his job by greedy boss Alec Baldwin. They plot revenge after trying (in the most bizarre ways imaginable)to make ends meet. Attempting everything from bank robbery to migrant day labor, Carrey is brilliant and Leoni is a perfect match for his hyperactivity. Their Sonny & Cher bit is lunacy and Carrey's run in with some ruthless INS officers has to be seen to be believed. Baldwin, affecting a southern drawl, is suitably nasty and the supporting cast includes Michael Higgins, Angie Harmon, and Richard Jenkins, as the couple's boozy and very unlikely savior.