Reviewed by Johnny McNair

Fox Home Entertainment – 116 mins – 2000 – Rated R – 1080p Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio

When Jim Carrey and the Farrelly Brothers first teamed up in 1994 with Dumb & Dumber it was a huge success, making Carrey a star and the Farrelly’s the hottest comedy directors in Hollywood. Hoping that lightning would strike twice, Carrey and the brothers re-teamed in 2000 with Me, Myself & Irene. Unfortunately, this collaboration doesn’t even ignite a spark and falls flat on it’s back. It’s hard to even explain what Me, Myself, and Irene is about because the film is all over the place. Basically it tells the story of a motorcycle cop played by Carrey who is a loser that fails at everything he touches. He marries a woman who ends up cheating on him with a vertically challenged, (ok…a midget) black chauffer, then ends up having triplets, three black sons, and then she leaves him to raise the boys by himself. Somewhere in the middle of this he develops a split personality that triggers in a Jekyll and Hyde manner, turning him into the bad ass he’s holding inside. He then meets Irene, the woman of his dreams, played by Rene Zellweger, a woman wanted by the cops for a crime she didn’t commit. Like all Farrelly Brother’s movies, the humor is crude, with wall-to-wall dick jokes, T&A sight gags, and farts galore. The problem is that unlike Dumb & Dumber and There’s Something About Mary, you never care about any of the characters in the film, nor the actions that are occurring for any of them. And what makes things worse is that the film is not even funny. Sure, there are a few chuckles here and there, but the piss your pants laughs that flooded another Farrelly Brother’s comedy, Kingpin (my favorite), are dead on arrival. The humor is not as smart and clever as in their prior films, and just becomes a circus show for Jim Carrey to act like a clown. Supposedly, this film sparked a real life on set romance between stars Carrey and Zelweger, but there seems to be no chemistry at all between them on screen.Even if you’re a huge fan of Jim Carrey or the Farrely Brothers, this movie will not hold your attention very long. Being that 20th Century Fox didn’t even bother to go into their movie vault to pack this Blu-ray with any bonus features, (except for a lame director’s commentary) says a lot about how even they feel about the film. Maybe an archeologist can dig up some laughs from Me, Myself & Irene…All others should re-watch There’s Something About Mary, Kingpin, or Dumb & Dumber for some guaranteed knee slapping laughs.

VIDEO

Me, Myself, and Irene is presented in full 1080p in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and while the image qualify is satisfactory, it still leaves a lot to be desired. The colors don’t stand out and facial tones seem to be muted in some scenes. If it were not in a Blu-ray case you’d swear you were just watching a regular DVD. This is not the disc to show your friends and convince them to go high-def.

SOUND

There is a DTS lossless audio track, but it’s sort of a waste just to hear a fart in 5.1 stereo. There are no real complaints about the sound because the material presented doesn’t really compliment the quality of what the audio could offer. Watching this movie using your TV’s standard built in speakers

EXTRAS

The pickings are pretty slim here, offering only a director’s audio commentary from the Farrelly Brothers and some deleted scenes. Other features that were included on the regular DVD, as well as the ability to branch the deleted scenes into the actual film are not offered on the Blu-ray. I’m assuming there was not enough room available on that 50 gig disc to cram all the extras from that 8 gig DVD, (cough…sarcasm…cough).

The audio commentary is pretty basic, with the brothers rambling on about a lot of inside jokes that you had to be there to understand. If you did like this film and you wanted to know what into the making of the production, you won’t find it here. Honestly, you may not make it all the way through the commentary.

Ten deleted scenes are included, but they are all in standard definition. You have the option to watching them with are without audio commentary from the Farrelly Brothers. None of these scenes stand out or add any humor to the film, but if you’ve got 12 minutes to kill, it’s better than nothing.

A few trailers are added to the mix for Me, Myself & Irene, as well as other Fox comedies The Simpsons Movie and Dodgeball.

BOTTOM LINE

If you are die-hard Jim Carrey fan and are living in denial, then fork over that $30 and proudly add Me, Myself & Irene to your Blu-ray collection. But for those of you who never saw this film, I recommend that you rent if from Netflix and decide for yourself. I like Carrey and the Farrelly Brothers, but this is not an example of their best work, nor is it an example of a good Blu-ray.

SCORES (Out of 5):

The Movie: 2.5

Video: 3.0

Sound: 2.5

Extras: 2.5

Bottom Line: 2.5