Stuck on You
The Farrelly Brothers, Peter and Bobby, were on their way to becoming one of the best comedy teams ever. They made "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber" plus they directed "Kingpin". Then there was dud after dud after dud. "Outside Providence", "Me, Myself, and Irene", "Shallow Hal" (okay, but nothing amazing), and "Osmosis Jones". The Farrellys probably hoped "Stuck On You" would mark their triumphant return, but alas, no.

The film stars Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as conjoined twins Bob and Walt. Successive burger joint owners, Bob and Walt were the talk of the town of Martha's Vineyard. But Walt has dreams of becoming an actor and convinces Bob to make the trek to Los Angeles to see if he can make it big. It was also an excellent time to meet Bob's penpal, May, who doesn't know about their condition. After moving in to a shady apartment and meeting a neighbor, namely Eva Mendes, they soon try to get to as many auditions as they can but are shut out. At the same time, Cher herself is trying to get out of a TV pilot and figures the only way to do it is to get Walt in as the star. She figures there's no way the network will let a conjoined twin be the star. But they do and it's a big success. With their diverging needs and wants, Walt figures it's time to separate, something Bob has been reluctant to do since it would harm Walt. But it seems Walt won't take no for an answer.

The movie is humorous but results in very few belly laughs, something the classic three had plenty of. By highlighting the condition of siamese twins, the jokes make it seem like we're laughing at them instead of with them, making it look mean instead of funny. However, Damon and Kinnear show excellent comedic chemistry together. Their timing is impeccable; ha, like their twins or something. If only they had better material to work with, it would have been even better. 1.5 stars