odayapim
I watched the film again years later. I broke up laughing. Actors were very good, Farelly brothers had very good movies at that time.
Johan Dondokambey
The story gets very much predictable as soon as you read the title and sees Jim Carey at the cast list. It will all be about a split personality on a man. The movie did well enough in taking its time to build on the background story of how Charlie unknowingly created Hank. But that's just about it. Besides Jim Carey's awesome performance, there's little more that this movie has to offer. Renee Zellweger did just enough for her parts. The story gets flawed as many of the scenes didn't have adequate transition and instead edited poorly that scene cuts feel strange. Chris Cooper and Richard Jenkins also didn't create believable characters since their screen time is often too brief.
blockheadry
This film is hilarious, intense,interesting and... well, just fun ! This film had many, many moments that actually made me laugh out loud, although there are 1 or 2 scenes where the jokes are cheap, lazy or just fall flat. The Soundtrack is amazing, about 96% the acting is great, this is Jim Carrey at his best (in my opinion) The concept is actually very interesting, especially for a comedy film, Charlie and Hank are so different that they create a great contrast, even though they are played by the same guy (Don't worry it's not like Jack And Jill !)I would give this film 8.8 out of 10 if I could but as it is rounded, I give this film an 8
Wuchak
Released in 2000, "Me, Myself & Irene" is a Jim Carrey comedy about a Rhode Island motorcycle cop (Carrey) who has a mental breakdown after allowing people to walk all over him for three decades. He develops a split personality consisting of Charlie, the nice guy, and Hank, the take-no-crap dude. After going on meds, he's given the assignment of escorting Irene (Renee Zellwegger) from Rhode Island to upstate New York. The two become fugitives as Charlie/Hank falls for Irene. Meanwhile Charlie's three black sons get involved in finding him.The film works because Carrey gives the schizophrenic role all his heart and the Farrelly brothers (the directors/writers) go to extremes with the gags, as usual. There's quite a bit of crudeness and cussing, but I was able to overlook it and laugh. Most of the cussing comes from Charlie's three black sons who are veritable geniuses, but maintain their homey lingo. It's not meant to be offensive, but funny; you either get it or you don't.The film also works because we can all relate to the struggle within between wanting to get along with people and not wanting to be taken advantage of. It's somehow enjoyable to see Charlie morph into Hank with his take-no-sheet attitude. I also like the way the film ties up the schizophrenia issue. The answer is to maintain a balance between being overly nicey-wicey and overly forthright & intolerable. The "middle road" is the key.This was the first film I saw Renee in and she really shines here -- petite, sassy, smart and beautiful. I also like the funny three black sons and the addition of the dubious albino dude.FINAL WORD: "Me, Myself and Irene" loses points for being unnecessarily crude, but -- if you can overlook that or laugh with it -- it is entertaining and funny. It places well with Carrey's funniest movies, although the first Ace Ventura film, "The Mask" and "Liar, Liar" are better.The film runs 116 minutes and was shot in Rhode Island and Vermont.GRADE: B+
