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It's a little depressing to see Cleavon Little, the man who once whipped it out in «Blazing Saddles,» billed fourth and stuck playing Hutton's gay manservant, but the fact that the film contains one of the rare restrained Jim Carrey performance almost makes up for it.

If you're a fan of Carrey's earlier comedic work, there is a comfort factor involved in seeing Jim Carrey be Jim Carrey, even if it doesn't have the dark edge or satiric bite of his classic Carrey performances.

Not exact matches

The former shadow chancellor dressed up as the Jim Carrey character The Mask for his latest performance.

Most importantly at this stage in his career, Carrey has finally realized that some performances are most valuable when they leave some room for his co-stars to do their thing too.

However, he is very emotionally genuine here and might just win over those audience members who appreciate a slightly kinder, gentler Carrey, who mercifully and judiciously tones down certain aspects of his performance because — let's face it — these penguins are goofy enough.

Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, and Angela Lansbury star in this comedy about a man who turns his growing group of penguins into a performance troupe.

Jim Carrey stars as a man who starts a performance troupe with his penguins in Mark Waters» new comedy.

In «Mr. Popper's Penguins» Jim Carrey gives a brave, naked, and quite possibly insane performance as a down - and - out male nymphomaniac who misplaces his pre-coital stimulant.

When the penguins (a clever blend of real birds and CG) aren't on screen, the rest is a predictable tale of a man learning to appreciate family and feelings once more, anchored by Carrey in a performance that thankfully never overwhelms the film.

And Gordon's got Jeffrey Combs in one of the great comedic performances (undoubtedly so, as Jim Carrey aped Combs in most of his films to box office success) but he's also got a very difficult role for David Gale.

One of the best things about Carrey's performance is the Clint Eastwood imitation he does as Hank, whispered malice that comes from the back of the throat and goes for the jugular.

Jim Carrey rarely cuts loose and, when he does, he's merely imitating Steve Martin's great All of Me performance or his own In Living Color characters.

Ron Howard expands Dr. Seuss» timeless Christmas story with dazzling visuals and Jim Carrey gives a memorable over-the-top performance.

Not surprisingly, Carrey's manic performance is the best thing about the film, where his rubber - faced talents are put to their best usage in distinguishing the difference between the mild - mannered Charlie and completely impish Hank.

There is a moment when Carrey begins tearing up out of potential heartbreak, a rare moment where an actor actually gives more than the performance requires.

A few words should be said about Carrey's performance: It may be the worst dramatic acting of his career, a charmless cartoon of self - repression.

Carrey's performance strikes new notes of bitterness both apt for a character who's grown surly in the way of people who don't progress for one reason or another, and «meta» - feeling, given that the actor's essentially landed back at square one after decades of struggling to branch out, though it's important to note that Carrey himself instigated the project and that, whatever frustrations he may have about typecasting, he attacks the role with gusto.

On the one hand, Carrey and McGregor's performances are rooted in cliché; but then there's truth in every stereotype.

Cameron's breakthrough performance in the 1994 Jim Carrey vehicle «The Mask» gained her the studio attention needed to start a serious film career.

Cast: Voices and / or performances of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins

Me, Myself, and Irene One of Jim Carrey's best performances, and no, I'm not joking.

According to one fansite the directors» «screwball comedy angle» was «starting to interfere with what the character of Han Solo is really about», and Alden Ehrenreich's portrayal of a young Han Solo was described in the report as being «oddly comparable to Jim Carrey's performance in Ace Ventura at times».

1994's «Dumb and Dumber» is considered by some to be a cult comedy classic, highlighted by one of the funniest performances of Jim Carrey's career.

Whilst the first film was praised by critics for its innocent hmour and boasted endearing performances from Jim Carrey, at the height of his career, and Jeff Bridges, George Byrne of the Herald says the second offering is a «horrible, horrible sequel».

AV Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky wrote that it had been one of the most disappointing performances of Carrey's career.

JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND There is so much more going on here than the behind - the - scenes footage of Jim Carrey's extreme method performance as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon.

His measured, restrained performance (think similar to Jim Carrey's work inEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is a joy throughout, his impeccable comedy timing put to such good use in In Bruges still intact.

However, Carrey's performance is more multi-dimensional and subdued than in previous films.

Jim Carrey takes on a comparatively brief side role, still using his basic shtick of making statements with suspenseful, breathtaking pauses, Olivia Wilde does fine as the team's not - so - loyal assistant, but Steve Carell is at the top of his form in what is perhaps his most flamboyant role, one that offers stark contrast to his performance as a marriage counselor in David Frankel's «Hope Springs» and, of course, his dryly humorous role in TVs «The Office.»

Especially by Carrey's fierce, bearded performance in this.

All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had here, as the performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the action scenes are exciting and bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the dramatic material is effective.

With little in the way of suspense or vested interest, all we can do is sit back and admire the visuals and Jim Carrey's manic performance, which just isn't really enough to make a series of movies on.

But Carrey's quietly exacting, uncharacteristic performance, though not qualifying as a saving grace, hints at some promising new career directions in the same manner Robin Williams successfully tapped a darker side with «One Hour Photo.»

It's just that Forman and crew add nothing fresh of their own, and the film becomes little more than a series of rambling, indulgent performance pieces for Carrey.

Burt and Anton's tired shtick gets exposed for its staleness as extreme magician Steve Gray (Carrey) begins drawing larger crowds on street corners than the duo is able to muster in their performance hall.

Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, who earned an Academy Award ® nomination for her performance, and Tom Wilkinson.

It's Got: Excellent performances from Kate Winslet and Kirsten Dunst, and a surprisingly restrained (and therefore tolerable) one from Jim Carrey; visual effects that manage to be both low - key and gobsmacking at the same time; and a funny, twisted, bleak, sentimental screenplay that could only have been written by Charlie Kaufman.

Overall, I Love You Phillip Morris is harmless and brings in a few daring moments the audience may fawn over thanks to the performances of Carrey and McGregor.

Carrey doesn't get much screen time to make an impression, but he's easily one of the film's standouts thanks to his surprisingly understated performance.

Following his supporting performance as Howard Stern's program director in the shock jock's biopic, «Private Parts,» Paul went on to co-star in several high - profile projects including «The Truman Show» and «Saving Private Ryan,» and in 1999, alongside Jim Carrey in the Andy Kaufman biopic, «Man on the Moon.»

Kate Winslet is every over-educated under - achieving heterosexual man's wet dream (particularly if you have a penchant for neurotic booze hounds with bad dye jobs... * ahem *) and Carrey is at his least irritating, offering by far his best performance.

As with you Carrey's performance is intriguing, but, other than that... whatever son

The majority of Jim Carrey's fans were probably not old enough to remember Andy Kaufman; the man who was a performance artist before the word was defined.

While the CGI might not have stood the test of time, Carrey's elastic performance as shy nice guy Stanley and his alter ego The Mask is just as enthralling.

Jim Carrey continues a string of dramatic successes in a performance of sympathetic angst as a man who could easily make someone happy if only he were happy himself, and Kate Winslet is his perfect mismatch, a carefree spirit whose moments of vulnerability are touching and, in retrospect, tragic.

But, like Bill Murray and Jim Carrey, Keaton understands how comedy is part of a physical performance, how laughter is intertwined with pain and longing.