Dumb and Dumber To *½, or ***, depending on your “maturity”, or lack thereof (out of 5) (PG-13) If you remember anything about Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels pairing up 20 years ago to play a couple of likable dopes who made Bill And Ted or Beavis and Butthead look like Rhodes Scholars, you know exactly what to expect from their reunion. Neither Harry nor Lloyd got any smarter, which leaves them ill-prepared for a road trip to find the previously-unknown daughter of one, who may be the True Love of the other...or something like that.
The plot is no more than an excuse for a bunch of lowbrow-to-grossout gags that push the limits of its PG-13 rating, although the Farrelly Brothers and their co-conspirators manage to sneak in a touch of coherence and (arguable) cleverness to their product. The worst part about the experience is the shame one may feel immediately after gasping for breath from laughing so hard at some of its most outrageous, if not offensive, moments. Don’t take the kids; don’t take the prudes, or those easily nauseated. The rest (mostly those with arrested adolescent development) can relish a perfect example of guilty-pleasure flicks. (11/14/14)
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