The Three Stooges Review

                        The Three Stooges has been in production hell for years now. It is now out, in theaters, and stars three (pretty much) unknowns. We have Chris Diamantopoulus, best known for appearing in multiple TV shows such as The Sopranos and 24. Then we have Sean Hayes, ONLY known for Will And Grace as Larry, and Will Sasso, known for Mad TV and Less Than Perfect. All of the things that these people are known for are TV shows, which could potentially help them in a TV show turned movie. However, it becomes increasingly obvious that these three men have little to no experience in movies. Some people that were included in the casting process were Jim Carrey, Sean Penn, and Johnny Knoxville among others. It may have been distracting to have big stars play the trio, but then again it might have helped having some people who are good on the big screen. In fact, the well known people in this film all get terrible roles. We have Jane Lynch and Larry David as nuns. We also have Craig Bierko and Sofia Vergara as a couple. However, these people are also more well known for TV than for movies..they just happen to give their terrible roles some life through their talent.

                      As much as I am ranting about the acting in this film, that is not my main problem. The main problem I had with this film is that it is just not funny. Slapstick is kind of like week old pastries-it's no longer relevant and it only tastes good if you're really hungry. I feel obliged to mention that this comes from The Farrelly Brothers. These men generally do good with PG-13 films (Shallow Hal, Stuck On You, Dumb And Dumber, ETC.) They do excellent with R rated comedies (There's Something About Mary, Me Myself And Irene, ETC.) However, these brothers have also done some horrible things to film (The Heartbreak Kid comes to mind), but their biggest waste of times was the inventive, but boring Osmosis Jones. Osmosis Jones is rated PG, just like The Three Stooges. The Farrelly Brothers do not do well with kid films, and it has shown through their two attempts.
           
                   The Three Stooges is divided into three skits, and the least I can say is they get the credits rights. The episodes have silly puns in them, and even the old Stooges logo, but the film places them in modern day, therefore not keeping the feel of the Stooges classics. Also, Diamontopoulous, Hayes, and Sasso make you know that they are not as good as the originals. Roger Ebert, a film critic I highly respect once said "most remakes were the equivalent of being teabagged by Hitler's monkey." In describing how The Farrelly Brothers remake The Three Stooges, I couldn't have said it any better myself.
(1 Star out of 5 Stars, The film is rated PG for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language)