Having spent the past six years painting, and even holding a solo exhibition at a Las Vegas gallery last year, Jim
Carrey returned to the spotlight this weekend by tweeting a portrait of American campaign manager and political advisor.
Not exact matches
Carrey,
returning to the crazed physical comedy with which he made his name, plays Charlie, a repressed Rhode Island Highway Patrol officer badly in need of some therapy.
The strongest attribute of the first film was the character of Big Daddy, memorably played by Nicolas Cage channeling Adam West: having been set fire to in the last film, he's unlikely to
return, though there's a juicy supporting role for Jim
Carrey, of all people.
Still, whatever desperation there was for
Carrey to
return to co-starring with animals («Ace Ventura» made him a star), he gamely gives his all, imitating Charlie Chaplin's walk (the penguins LOVE old Chaplin cartoons), impersonating Jimmy Stewart and taking a shot at launching another Ventura - like catch - phrase — «Yabsolutely!»
Directed by the Farrelly Brothers, the original Dumb and Dumber catapulted Jim
Carrey to superstardom with the simple story of Lloyd (
Carrey) and Harry (Daniels), best friends who decide to trek across country to
return a suitcase of money to Lloyd's dream girl.
And now, nearly twenty years later, it looks like
Carrey will soon be
returning to the role.
The manic charisma of
Carrey has been missed over the last few years and it's a
return to form for him here.
Jim
Carrey is making a
return to television in his first series - regular role in more than two decades.
At the film's recent press day,
Carrey and Daniels talked about reprising their roles in the sequel, how it was driven by fan demand, what it was like getting back into character and finding their chemistry again, the love between the characters, which one is Dumb and which one is Dumber, how the characters hold a special place in their lives as they do for the fans, the
return of the Mutt Cutts van and other callbacks from the original film, working with Kathleen Turner, their favorite scene, and where they see their characters in another 20 years.
Jim
Carrey and Jeff Daniels
return to the roles of Lloyd and Harry in the first trailer from Bobby and Peter Farrelly's sequel.
Jim
Carrey and Jeff Daniels
return as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne from Dumb and Dumber.
He directed The Cable Guy with Jim
Carrey, Zoolander and Tropic Thunder and now
returns to the director's chair in what some are calling a film that may even be looking at Oscar nominations.
Yes Man is not much more than comfort food for those hungry for
Carrey's
return to manic form, but the premise gives him enough of a playground to dish out his more benignly charming shtick to good success.
At this stage of his career, the box office
returns aren't as great, and Yes Man isn't likely to be mentioned among most viewers top five favorite
Carrey roles, but the goods are delivered in terms of laughs and interesting comedic distractions.
Yes Man marks a
return for Jim
Carrey back to his roots of gimmicky high - concept comedy ideas that ride on his charmingly goofy personality reacting to a variety of situations based on some metamorphosis to his initial average - guy persona (see Liar Liar and Bruce Almighty).
But even with the
returning cast and the addition of Jim
Carrey as a costumed superhero, that's much easier said than done.
When Burt is overshadowed by popular street magician Steve Gray (
Carrey), he must convince Anton to
return to the act to regain his standing by all means necessary.
Harry and Lloyd will re-team for an unexpected sequel and the
return of Jeff Daniels and Jim
Carrey in the starring roles.