Dumb and Dumber To - C

Rated PG-13, 110 minutes
Wes's Grade: C

There isn't much to the likable "Dumb and Dumber To" but you'll laugh anyway

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels

OK, I admit it. I found myself giggling more than I care to admit at the likable, mindless comedy "Dumb and Dumber To," the Farrelly Brothers' sequel to their twenty-year old blockbuster comedy "Dumb and Dumber," which took lowbrow comedy to a new high (or low however you want to look at it), even for them. "Dumb and Dumber To" continues the crude silliness, and while the talented leads still pack some charm, there isn't much to it. Twenty years after their last adventure, and after Lloyd reveals his long-lasting prank, good-hearted, yet dimwitted best friends, Harry Dunne (Emmy-winner Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) head out in search for Harry's long lost daughter Penny (Rachel Melvin), and Lloyd is in love again (with Harry's Daughter). Written and directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, "Dumb and Dumber To" is enjoyable fun as it continues the hijinks of charming buffoon Harry and Lloyd, though overall it's a thin effort at a sequel, even for a crude comedy such as this. For the record, those that enjoyed the first one will enjoy this one too, but even fans will admit that this one isn't as good; the crass idiocy of the first one was what made that one memorable (and one fans can recite by heart - at a recent screening there was a contest to see who could complete the "Dumb and Dumber" line and there was at least one person in the audience who could), this one not as much. It starts off modestly well but the Farrelly's weak script goes nowhere and goes on much too long for a comedy like this, with some stretches that are hit and miss (Mama June's cameo falls flat). Still, Carrey and Daniels remain a fun pairing and they do their best to make you laugh, and often they succeed, whether it's driving a zamboni or a hearse down the highway, annoying Rob Riggle or ogling Kathleen Turner - yes that Kathleen Turner - whose voluptuousness is well-placed here - it's those little off-kilter touches that seem to have the most effect, and Carrey in particular remains a brilliant physical comedian. "Dumb and Dumber To" is a likable, middling effort that's not bad per se (at least not as bad as you might think), but still not as funny as the first film.