I have tried to watch this movie, but I still can't stand it. I don't find it funny. Leslie Mann is the most boring actress I can think of, she wasn't even funny in Knocked up, 40 year old virgin, Big Daddy....and Jim Carey is gross in this movie. Overactor, just to much. When will he get it, we have all seen him overact, do something else. It is by far a horrible movie. Way to go Ben.
shareNo sweat off my sack.
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Gone too soon:
Firefly
New Amsterdam
Journeyman
Life
terriers
SGU
Prime Suspect
I don't think it's much of a comedy, nor is it much of thriller film, just a combination of those, without overdoing one or the other, so I think it's the wrong mindset to expect watch this all the way and think that it was supposed to be a straight-out comedy. If you do want it to go towards either genre more, they might not get the PG13 rating (and a plot like this has potential to be done well if it's rated R).
The overacting didn't bug me at all, since that seems character specific, akin to a kid trying to act out scenes from his favorite TV shows (and that totally plays into character). I felt if he didn't overact, the character won't have much of an impact, and the movie would become a borefest. I could barely count any actor out there who can do something like that at the time anyway.
I just went onto Cable Guy's page on an impulse and still see the score sitting at 5.9. I'm not saying this to be contrary but I do believe the Cable Guy deserves recognition as a great comedy of the 90s and it's sad that it still seems to be paying the price for going so much against what audiences expected of Carey at that time - and now, come to think of it. Carey went against his public image so he and the film got panned. It's the same thing that happened to Seth Rogan in Observe and Report. He played a character darker in tone than the ones he normally plays, the lovable stoners, in a film that employed a different kind of humour. That spelled backlash.
Time is the nearest thing we have to barometer of 'good' in most types of artform, cinema included. Some creations will see successive generations of people connect with them because they hit on something, they have something to say. I think that on this score, Cable Guy will eventually outlive Ace Ventura, Yes Man, The Mask, Bruce Almighty or Mr. Popper's Penguins.
I really liked Jim Carrey's performance as the titled character but I do wish they could have chose another actor to play Steve Kovacs instead of Matthew Broderick, I also didn't think much of Leslie Mann's performance in the movie either, I wouldn't have liked this movie very much if it wasn't for Jim Carrey playing the titled character
sharethis is funniest movie period.. and thats why it will always be classic.. i guess you dont know what dark comedy is or what funny is .. if you dont think itsa funny keep on watching till you get it or understanmd that you cannot enjoy an epic funny movie!
shareThe part where he smiles in the van has more humor than other higher rated comedies have in their whole run time.
shareIt's certainly flawed, but I still think it deserves recognition for having some pretty hilarious scenes amongst all the other mess
shareSome people get it. Some don't. Clearly you didn't.
This is a great movie.
You know it makes sense.
Whoa! Everybody relax. I knew this was going to happen! OP, you're with people who love this movie now. Everyone here, tell the OP how much you love this movie!
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They're only noodles, Michael!
Well maybe you shouldn't have watched it at all JEEEERRRKKK OFFFFFF
Marlo Stanfield is NOT a man for this town - Omar Little