Jim Carrey is seemingly in the middle of a career revival, with Horton Hears A Who and Yes Man that have already been released, and A Christmas Carol due out at the end of the year, jsut in time for the holidays.
On that note, what do you think are his best, and worst, movies?
I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan, and have always been upset about him being simply called a comedy actor. In all of his comedies, he does some spectacular acting, in addition to the comedy. He also does a great job in his non-comedic roles (Majestic, The Number 23).
My favorite, and his best movie, in my opinion, will always be The Truman Show. It's a serious movie, accented by some brilliant comedy, and tells a fantastic story. Truman Burbank is one of the most well-rounded characters of Jim Carrey's career, and no one can watch that movie without feeling some sort of compassion for him. It starts out rather simple, but builds upon itself until a brilliant climax, and ends with a proverbial middle finger waving in the air.
The movie that I consider to be his worst, is Fun With Dick And Jane. Don't get me wrong. I laugh, and laugh hard every time that I see it, but the acting does nothing for me. Dick Harper is basically an amalgamum of all of Jim Carrey's characters packed in to one spurned businessman. Tea Leoni wasn't right for her role, and didn't have any chemistry with him on-screen. The story is a remake, which normally spells trouble as is, but it never lived up to the original. With the cast the movie had, it could've been so much better.
On that note, what do you think are his best, and worst, movies?
I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan, and have always been upset about him being simply called a comedy actor. In all of his comedies, he does some spectacular acting, in addition to the comedy. He also does a great job in his non-comedic roles (Majestic, The Number 23).
My favorite, and his best movie, in my opinion, will always be The Truman Show. It's a serious movie, accented by some brilliant comedy, and tells a fantastic story. Truman Burbank is one of the most well-rounded characters of Jim Carrey's career, and no one can watch that movie without feeling some sort of compassion for him. It starts out rather simple, but builds upon itself until a brilliant climax, and ends with a proverbial middle finger waving in the air.
The movie that I consider to be his worst, is Fun With Dick And Jane. Don't get me wrong. I laugh, and laugh hard every time that I see it, but the acting does nothing for me. Dick Harper is basically an amalgamum of all of Jim Carrey's characters packed in to one spurned businessman. Tea Leoni wasn't right for her role, and didn't have any chemistry with him on-screen. The story is a remake, which normally spells trouble as is, but it never lived up to the original. With the cast the movie had, it could've been so much better.