Maybe you saw "Me, Myself and Irene" and "Shallow Hal" and thought that the Farrelly brothers might be losing their comedic mojo. Maybe you heard that they were now making a movie about siamese twins and thought it was a terrible idea. Maybe you saw the trailer and still thought it wouldn't be any good.
Well, all those statements applied to me, and I'm telling you to forget it all, because "Stuck On You" is easily the Farrelly brothers' best film since the classic "There's Something About Mary".
Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear play Bob and Walt Tenor, conjoined ("siamese") twins living in Martha's Vineyard, and are popular and well-liked there. Especially Walt, who is quite the ladies man (Bob is kind of a dork).
Walt has big dreams and convinces Bob to go with him to Hollywood to becom e an actor, where he lands a leading role on a hilariously awful "C.S.I." rip-off show called "Honey and the Beaze" with Cher (that's right, Cher), who plays herself.
"Stuck On You" is a genuine surprise. It's one of those movies where you realize in the very first scene that it's going to be a lot better than you thought it would be. The Farrelly brothers' mixture of endearingly oddball characters, funny dialogue and an easygoing folk/rock soundtrack work as well here as they did in "...Mary" and the very underrated "Kingpin".
The actors playing the twins are an excellent match, and Kinnear is good, but Damon is even better. I am continually amazed at his ability to play any kind of character, whether it's an action hero like in "The Bourne Identity" or a complete dweeb like in "Stuck On You" (and anything in between) and do it convincingly.
Cher is also quite a good sport to play herself as such a mean prima donna for most of the movie.
I also really like the way the Farrelly brothers like to include handicapped people in small roles of their films without any hint of being pretentious or pious about it. Most notable in this film is Ray "Rocket" Valliere, a mentally handicapped man who gives one of the most likeable performances in the movie.
"Stuck On You" isn't perfect (the middle section is a bit dry), but for the most part it's a very entertaining, very funny, and yes, even touching film that is never less that fun to watch. In addition to all that there are a bunch of cool uncredited cameos and a GREAT final scene that provides pretty much the exact emotional punch you need it to.
And be sure to sit through the credits. You won't regret it.
Well, all those statements applied to me, and I'm telling you to forget it all, because "Stuck On You" is easily the Farrelly brothers' best film since the classic "There's Something About Mary".
Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear play Bob and Walt Tenor, conjoined ("siamese") twins living in Martha's Vineyard, and are popular and well-liked there. Especially Walt, who is quite the ladies man (Bob is kind of a dork).
Walt has big dreams and convinces Bob to go with him to Hollywood to becom e an actor, where he lands a leading role on a hilariously awful "C.S.I." rip-off show called "Honey and the Beaze" with Cher (that's right, Cher), who plays herself.
"Stuck On You" is a genuine surprise. It's one of those movies where you realize in the very first scene that it's going to be a lot better than you thought it would be. The Farrelly brothers' mixture of endearingly oddball characters, funny dialogue and an easygoing folk/rock soundtrack work as well here as they did in "...Mary" and the very underrated "Kingpin".
The actors playing the twins are an excellent match, and Kinnear is good, but Damon is even better. I am continually amazed at his ability to play any kind of character, whether it's an action hero like in "The Bourne Identity" or a complete dweeb like in "Stuck On You" (and anything in between) and do it convincingly.
Cher is also quite a good sport to play herself as such a mean prima donna for most of the movie.
I also really like the way the Farrelly brothers like to include handicapped people in small roles of their films without any hint of being pretentious or pious about it. Most notable in this film is Ray "Rocket" Valliere, a mentally handicapped man who gives one of the most likeable performances in the movie.
"Stuck On You" isn't perfect (the middle section is a bit dry), but for the most part it's a very entertaining, very funny, and yes, even touching film that is never less that fun to watch. In addition to all that there are a bunch of cool uncredited cameos and a GREAT final scene that provides pretty much the exact emotional punch you need it to.
And be sure to sit through the credits. You won't regret it.