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Film review: Nostalgia be damned, 'Dumb And Dumber To' disappoints

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Film: Dumb And Dumber To

Director: Peter and Bobby Farrelly

Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin

Rating: * 

What's it about: Remember the last time you laughed watching a Dumb and Dumber film? Neither do I. That's how long ago it was. Twenty years since the first Dumb and Dumber film, we see Lloyd (Carrey) committed to an asylum, unable to forget Mary Swanson (remember Lauren Holly?). His devoted friend Harry (Daniels) cares for him for years only to learn that Lloyd had actually played a prank on him, that nothing was wrong with him (wait, what?). The two soon discover that Harry has a daughter who was given up for adoption by his love interest Fraida Fletcher (Turner). They pursue the girl Penny (Melvin) in a bid to reunite her with Fraida. That's when the madness truly begins.

What's hot: Just the prospect of seeing these two great actors share screen space in a franchise they made famous. 

What not: The sight gags are so unfunny it's not funny. The dialogues even more so. Everything starts getting repetitive and loopy after a while. Why try so hard to bring on the laughs? Whatever happened to the Farrelly Brothers? Why bother making this film at all? 

What to do: Too much of a good thing may be bad for you, but a film this Dumb most definitely is, nostalgia be damned!

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