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Great movie and great actors


Love this flick! Anytime I need a comedic pick-me-up, I put this one on in the background. It's light-hearted fun that has some very creative crescendos. The premise was one that I haven't seen before or since.

My man, Dumb (or was he Dumber?) ;) plays a very tied-together attorney that is on the brink of having his dreams pay-off. Then he meets... the 'girl'.

mmmm... a young Charlize. Quite a tasty dish, for the '90s. She shoves a sandwich in Dumb's face and the rest is kismet. His head is turned now since he always liked a different kind of sandwich. He never once thought that he could like another "sandwich".

Kramer plays an actor that mustn't let Dumb get in trouble by missing his court appearance. He decides to fill in for the ailing attorney and goes to court to "read" one line to the judge. After Kramer nails the line, is when all aytch-ee-double-hockey-stick lets loose.

One cascade after another happens that gets Dumb in hot water with the judge and is ejected from the proceedings forever. Dumb and Kramer devise plan after plan of not only keeping up appearances, but also keeping themselves out of jail!

The b!tch from Office Space, Artie from Larry Sanders and the judge is that guy who was in that thing... also star in this leisurely journey through the life of a lawyer that thought he had it all (boy, was he wrong). lol

Kramer turns in a great interpretation of Kramer as an actor/lawyer. Dumb sees the light (and the toilet) and decides he has had enough blow-drying and wool and trades it all for ripped jeans and Randy's leather coat. Artie's copper engravings would *not* make a great gift, and the b!tch is left in the cold. Love (even if for one-night) is not all lost though as both leading men get to play hide the salami and they lived happily ever-after.






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Good review.

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