I found that movie to be average and ultimately kind of depressing. But Joel Barrish ranks among Jim Carrey's best dramatic roles in the eyes of most viewers. And while the film itself is somewhat depressing, Eternal Sunshine is far from average. With that being said, the movie's balancing of drama and sci-fi isn't for everyone. This would be particularly true for any audience member expecting the usual Carrey comedy. While it could equally be considered a theory as much as an opinion, MasterLawlz had an interesting take on Morgan Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty.
Most fans of this movie, which actually has no antagonist , would disagree with the user's take. Bruce Nolan has to learn to reign in his hubris, but Freeman's God character never takes pleasure in the character's missteps in getting to that point. However, the user does have a point in God knowing how it would go.
But letting a lesson be learned is not the same as taking pleasure in chaos. On a thread titled, "What is your opinion of Dumb and Dumber To," Harishaj said that they, "absolutely loved it. Among the film's many issues is the differentiation between Harry and Lloyd in the original and Harry and Lloyd in the sequel.
Through a representative, Carrey declined to be interviewed for this article. After bombing at first, the teenaged Carrey honed his impression-filled act and became a fixture as a stand-up comic in his hometown.
Eventually, he was making enough money from comedy to help support his parents. Aside from using it as motivation, Carrey made his desperation performative, baking the odd energy into his unique brand of physical comedy.
And after becoming a headliner in Canada, the undeniably funny teen moved to Los Angeles. While performing at L. As the decade progressed, he consciously revised his on-stage persona, relying less on mimicking celebs and more on an exaggerated version of himself. He auditioned for Saturday Night Live on multiple occasions, but never made the cast. Still, none of his early films managed to fully embrace his over-the-top style.
Then in , In Living Color premiered. Whether he was playing a karate instructor or Vanilla Ice , he always seemed to be in a state of controlled recklessness. Robinson had an idea for the kind of comedy that required an exhaustingly untamed actor. It was a perfect match. I wanted to be unstoppably ridiculous, and they let me go wild. Cinematographer Julio Macat , who got the job on the strength of his work on megahits Home Alone and Home Alone 2, found Carrey to be hilarious.
When filming began in South Florida in the spring of , Macat realized that he was wrong. Macat compares him to Jerry Lewis. At times, he would slow down and have a more serious moment and be super cool. Like I remember my mom came to visit and he was so sweet with her, and really kind. There are small bits of subtle humor, like when he spontaneously warns a rich party host about the modern proliferation of food poisoning claims against wealthy private homeowners, but Carrey mostly spends the movie acting like a real-life cartoon character.
The revelation causes Ace, who had kissed Einhorn in an earlier scene, to become violently ill. In truth, the movie was designed to have that effect on adults. That response to Carrey was common. In it, the nebbishy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss finds a magical neon green mask that turns him into, well, Jim Carrey. When Russell gave the actor the script, Carrey said that he felt like the character was written for him.
New Line approached Russell about the movie, he says, because of his horror chops. But Russell envisioned it as a comedy. Eventually, with the director, executive producer Michael De Luca, and Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson leading the way, the original script evolved into a Looney Tunes —like romp.
There is indeed a girl Cameron Diaz in her movie debut , a dog Milo , and a nightclub the Coco Bongo. And he has won a few awards in the meantime. This actor has been in over 40 movies; no wonder he was Hollywood's best-paid comedian at one point. His next release will be Sonic in Jim Carrey's most iconic movie roles. Kate Winslet talks about her most iconic movie makeovers. Top styles of the week - November Our curated selection of candles to make your home smell like the Holidays.
Give it another shot, though. The next two movies on our list solidified Jim Carrey as an unbreakable Hollywood star. In , he starred in Liar Liar , a which perfectly captured everything that is right and good with Jim Carrey. His follow up was the first hint that Carrey was much more than a comedian.
In , he starred in The Truman Show , putting for a performance that won him the Golden Globe for best actor. It also, in a way, is the reason we are now subjected to drivel like Yes, Man. It was a bad movie. Carrey was bad in the movie. Carrey could make terrible movies, and those terrible movies would make millions and millions. Bruce Almighty was a terrible, saccharine farce of a film.
People loved it. Some critics even argue that this was a comedic redemption. It is without question, his greatest performance. Carrey was incredible, and left audiences eager for whatever his next project might be. This is where it ends. In , Carrey made a film titled The Number
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