Fun with Dick and Jane
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Actor: Alec Baldwin, Angie Harmon, Jim Carrey, Richard Jenkins, Téa LeoniBrand: CARREY,JIM
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
Published: 2006-04-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Fun with Dick and Jane
DVD Review: Movie Remake With a Updated Political Twist
Summary: 3 Stars
"Fun with Dick and Jane" presents yet another remake of an older movie. This is quickly becoming an old habit, with Hollywood churning out remakes almost as quickly as it creates original motion pictures. It is a trend I cannot see coming to an end anytime soon, given the popularity of these types of films.
George Segal and Jane Fonda were the stars in the original- a comedy about a couple who is forced to deal with the runaway inflation and widespread unemployment of the late 1970's. This time around, we have Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni in the starring roles as Dick and Jane and this time, the source of their grief isn't high unemployment and inflation. Updated for the twenty- first century, the problem this time around is an unnecessary layoff stemming from a greedy and corrupt CEO who wants to rob employees of their money.
Like the 1977 version of this film, the happy couple is forced to confront a difficult financial situation and they react by turning to a life of crime. Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni work together, driving around town in their old, beat up car, donning masks, and holding up various stores and financial institutions as a means to get money and save their home from foreclosure. They are not alone in their newfound "profession". At one point, the mask is pulled from another executive co- worker who is doing exactly the same thing: using armed robbery as a means to make a living.
Jim Carrey is good in this type of role because it allows him to showcase him comic talents and add some physical comedy into the mix for added fun. Most of the verbal comedy in the film is supplied by Carrey and every now and then, he delivers with a memorable one- liner. When he isn't saying funny things, he is delivering the fun by way of physical comedy. Some funny physical moments occur when he is holding up a convenience store and cannot get the fake gun to situate itself correctly in his jacket pocket; and when he and his family are trying to position themselves in front of a neighbor's sprinkler so they can bathe (remember- they are broke and looking for any way to save money).
Alec Baldwin is pretty good as the bad guy in this movie but Tea Leoni is only average and I can think of several actresses who could have delivered a more convincing performance. Richard Jenkins is pretty good, but the rest of the cast has a very limited role in this film. It mostly centers on Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni, with a small amount of input from Alec Baldwin and Richard Jenkins.
The idea of a couple stealing to make ends meet won't sit well with some viewers who feel this is sending a bad message to kids. When this film was released, I can recall some critics stating their disgust with a movie that makes crime look like a feasible means to make a living. Carrey and Leoni have some close calls, but they never get caught committing any of these crimes. Some critics contend that this is sending a message that says "when times get tough through no fault of your own, the proper way to get even and to survive is by stealing". I didn't get any message like that. For me, it was just another zany comedy.
Speaking of the message, this is one of the important components of this movie. It's a political message and there is no mistaking what direction it is coming from. The problems with Enron, Worldcom, Tyco, and other corporations that have found themselves embroiled in scandal are either mentioned in this movie or shown in the credits at the end for providing inspiration for the film. The movie itself is meant to illustrate this problem in corporate America- the problem of CEO's and other executives who cook the books and end up costing employees more than just their jobs in the end. There are also some obvious political messages about Bush and his former opponent Al Gore, with George W. Bush shown talking on television and several Gore/Lieberman campaign signs appearing in the background in different scenes. The problem with this movie and its message, however, is that the script isn't deep enough or involved enough to take seriously. The viewer knows what is taking place and knows the point the director is trying to get across. But the message would have been stronger and more meaningful with a better script.
Overall, this is still a good enough movie to recommend. There are some good, genuinely funny moments and Jim Carrey gets a chance to show off his comedic talents. It isn't another stupid, slapstick comedy- it has a few serious moments as well and these moments help to make it a better comedy. Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni might be cast as temporary criminals, but their characters are likeable and the ending- while basically unreal- is a happy one where the former employees get even with the boss man, thanks to the actions of Jim Carrey and Richard Jenkins.
Description of Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun With Dick And Jane provides comic relief alongside a relevant look at today?s corporate scandals. In the film, Dick Harpers? (Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president of Globodyne, a worldwide business leader. After exactly one day at his new job, Globodyne is destroyed, leaving him and his loving wife, Jane (Leoni) without financial security. This sudden reversal of fortune has left them both unprepared to give up their comfortable lifestyle and Dick comes up with the brilliant idea of turning to robbery to pay the bills. Utilizing newfound skills, Dick and Jane exact hilarious revenge while teaching big business a lesson.Remakes are always a gamble, so it's a pleasant surprise that Fun with Dick and Jane pays off with unexpected dividends. It's as entertaining as the 1977 original starring George Segal and Jane Fonda, and the teaming of Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni makes this a safe bet for comedy fans, in spite of a slapstick screenplay that fails to achieve its fullest potential. Rather than attempt a darkly comedic send-up of the Enron scandal that left thousands of stockholders in financial ruin, director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) opts for a lighter, more accessible (read: commercial) satire of corporate greed and cynicism, beginning in the year 2000 when Dick (Carrey) gets a plum promotion as a mega-corporate communications director just as his boss (Alec Baldwin) is preparing to bail out before stock prices plummet. Dick's wife Jane (Leoni) has quit her job as a travel agent, so the corporate bombshell leaves them penniless and desperate, resorting to petty thievery and, eventually, plotting high-stakes revenge against the greedy executives who ruined their lives. As a send-up of financial distress in a ravaged post-Enron economy, Fun with Dick and Jane delivers laughs with just enough pointed humor to give it a strong satirical edge, and Carrey's reliable brand of zaniness is controlled enough to balance nicely with Leoni's more subtle (and woefully underrated) skills as a screen comedienne. And while the "special thanks" end-credits hint at the sharper, more biting satire this might have been, there?s enough fun with Dick and Jane to make this recycled comedy worth a look. --Jeff Shannon
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