Does Anyone Care about Jim Carrey Anymore?



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Oh, Lord how we would like to answer Yes to that question. We never quite got Jim Carrey anyway. Certainly we could see how he might be a Lowest-Common-Denominator distraction within our democracy, what with his rubbery face and pretentions towards Bill Murray's edge (Averted Gaze). But we started to worry when Carrey was regularly making over a hundred million dollars in domestic box office. Those were white knuckle times.

And then there was "The Majestic," where Carrey drank his own Kool Aid and choked. "The Majestic" was naught else but self-indulgent shit. Carry thought, incorrectly, that he has the depth to be a leading man (Not unlike how all United States Senators all believe they can be President). The box office failure revealed Jim Carrey's flaws and we could never quite look at him the same way again. Carrey going back to comedy after "The Majestic" was like Rob Lowe going back to his Georgetown fraternity after he graduated and failed at playing sax. And dating noted Box-Office Jinx Jenny McCarthy is not helping his image (For further reference see; BaseKetball) . I'm just saying... . Joshua Rich of Popwatch asks the question: "Has jim Carrey Jumped the Shark"?:

"Jim Carrey. Love the guy. Totally killed in The Cable Guy. Totally melted our hearts in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. But, it seems, not everybody is such a fan these days. Check out the sluggish opening-weekend gross for his latest movie, The Number 23: just $14.6 million, his fourth-worst premiere since he achieved superstardom back in 1994. Indeed, the erstwhile Ace Ventura's box office returns have been declining during the past several years. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas earned $260 million in 2000 and Bruce Almighty brought in $242.8 million in 2003, but his other big Hollywood projects this decade — Me, Myself & Irene, The Majestic, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Fun With Dick and Jane — haven't come close.

"Which leads to the troubling question: Is Jim Carrey's popularity on the wane? And, if so, why? Does stardom, especially comedy cred, have a definite lifespan? (Quick aside: This thought occurred to me as I stood in line, right next to none other than Chevy Chase, waiting to have my audience with Al Gore at EW's Oscar party in L.A. last week. I mean, one of the biggest stars of the 1980s in the same pathetic position as little old me!) Have folks grown tired of Carrey's shtick, even when he's being serious?"

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