Amazon.com video review:
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 funnier--as
Carrey's cable guy gradually goes crazy. Director Ben Stiller manages
to pack some pointed social commentary into the movie's many humorous
detours. Although it was a box-office disappointment, The Cable
Guy is nevertheless a daring comedy for those who have had their
fill of Ace
Ventura. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com video review:
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 funnier--as
Carrey's cable guy gradually goes crazy. Director Ben Stiller manages
to pack some pointed social commentary into the movie's many humorous
detours. Although it was a box-office disappointment, The Cable
Guy is nevertheless a daring comedy for those who have had their
fill of Ace
Ventura. --Jeff Shannon
