Let me start by saying that I didn't intend to watch this movie. Comedies are not movies I gravitate, unless they are romantic comedies (and this movie is more comedy than romance). I wanted to watch Chicken Run, but it was sold out (darn that 4th of July weekend crowd) and this was the only thing showing (and 30 minutes later at that). So with that in mind I'll start the review.

"Me, Myself & Irene" (MMI) is a comedy written, directed, and produced by the Farrelly brothers, who have also done "Dumb & Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary". Based on those movies, you can guess that there are a lot of jokes at an older audience, both visual and aural. I would say that this movie is not quite as funny as the previous two, but they weren't all that funny either. That's a bit harsh. It is a funny movie, but for me it's the kind of funny that makes me laugh and a minute later I realize how stupid it was.

This movie is about Charlie Baileygates and Irene Waters. Charlie is a Rhode Island State Trooper ("the best police organization in the whole country" or something like that -- the narration is a bit annoying after a while). An 18 year veteran with three kids from a failed marriage (and although I like Traylor Howard, I can't forgive Layla for what she did to Charlie). After 18 years of of repressing his aggressive/violent emotions, Charlie finally cracks and Hank comes out. Hank is Charlie's submerged aggressions: rude, crude, and easily offended (as well as offensive).

Enter Irene, a golf course head groundskeeper who has been detained in Rhode Island (and I know Rhode Island is small, but I don't remember the town ever being mentioned, although it probably was) on a hit and run charge. It seems that the golf course owner is a mobster and he thinks she might have heard too much, so it's time to get rid of Irene. Therefore the phony charges. Charlie is assigned as her escort, and off they go to New York.

The rest of the movie is getting to New York, chased by the bad guys, Charlie/ Hank scenes, Charlie's kids trying to help their dad. The Charlie/Hank aspect is done well, with good reasons for switching back and forth. In either aspect though, Charlie is rather pathetic as Charlie is non-confrontational and Hank is confrontational but a poor fighter.

Jim Carrey is a good actor, especially with physical comedy. Renée Zellweger also does a fine job. And the rest of the characters are well played. I liked the Rhode Island State Troopers, which are portrayed in a Canadian Mountie sort of way. But when it comes down to it the jokes were even more offensive than the other two movies I've mentioned. So I'll say that it's a good movie that goes too far occassionally.