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The Cable Guy (1996)
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If you think Jim Carrey's comedy is an acquired taste, think of The Cable Guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. On the other hand, you've got to give Carrey some credit for risking his $20-million paycheck (and a big chunk of box-office revenue) on this black comedy. A needy, psychologically unbalanced cable-television installer (Carrey) forces his friendship upon an unsuspecting bachelor (Matthew Broderick) who has just broken up with his fiancée. The movie gets edgier and more desperate--and in some respects...
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I really wanted to love this movie. I wanted it to be as gloriously funny as an Apatow-Stiller movie could be, but it just doesn't do it for me.
Perhaps it is that Jim Carrey is too over the top, or perhaps Matthew Broderick is too much of an annoying straight man.
Whatever the reason, this movie has never done it for...
(complete The Cable Guy review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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