
And just like that, Globodyne Corporation--the big media institution where the affluent suburbanite and the company's Vice President, Dick Harper, works--collapses in a grand scandal, Enron-style. To make matters worse, in the worst possible time, Dick's stressed-out travel agent wife, Jane, decides to quit her job--and if this isn't enough--their savings are gone, and nothing can stop Dick and Jane's downward spiral. Now, after a series of failed attempts to keep a job, the ... (Full plot summary below)
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And just like that, Globodyne Corporation--the big media institution where the affluent suburbanite and the company's Vice President, Dick Harper, works--collapses in a grand scandal, Enron-style. To make matters worse, in the worst possible time, Dick's stressed-out travel agent wife, Jane, decides to quit her job--and if this isn't enough--their savings are gone, and nothing can stop Dick and Jane's downward spiral. Now, after a series of failed attempts to keep a job, the desperate and impoverished couple has only one method to stay afloat: to summon up the nerve and steal their way out of misery. However, are Dick and Jane cut out for a life of crime?
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| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThis is something that should have waited for the February doldrums when theatergoers are starved for entertainment. |
| Peterborough This WeekMike SageDon't waste our time with sentimental homeless crap |
| Now Playing MagazineBrent SimonWe're just having a bit of breezy Fun With Dick and Jane, yes, but the film works in a few subtle jabs too. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferAlternating between lowbrow comedy and pointed political commentary is a bold strategy, but the combination results in a film neither dumb enough nor smart enough to work. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsBruce NewmanOther than its 85-minute running time, the movie is in all other ways imperfect, which is just about what you want from one of Jim Carrey's slapdash slapstick comedies. Perfection would ruin it. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsDavid KronkeIt's formless and toothless and, most critically, not all that fun. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA sendup of Enron and companies like it without the earnestness of the documentary "Enron" but with the high spirits of a man who tries various ways to get back. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisWriters Nicholas Stoller and Judd Apatow remake is more devilish, hitting its targets with the reckless glee required for a round of Whac-A-Mole. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterFinally, some escapist fun to get us through the holidays. |
| Movie MomNell MinowSee Dick steal. See Jane drive the getaway car. |