There's Something About Mary The Rewatchables
There's Something About Mary

What’s Aged the Best?

Its gleeful bad taste, regional specificity, durable performances, physical comedy, and escalating lies

In the discussion (10)
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  • Bad taste being played for direct comedy rather than self-conscious drama is praised — Sean Fennessey
  • The rest-area joke remains effective
  • Jonathan Richman’s musical appearances are praised as an unlikely device that works
  • Rhode Island, Boston, and Miami specificity is praised — Bill Simmons
  • The comedy is said to remain laugh-out-loud funny
  • Magda’s extreme tan and Markie Post’s performance remain running references — Chris Ryan
  • Pre-date masturbation and Pat Healy’s capped teeth remain running jokes — Chris Ryan
  • A small lie escalating into a huge cover story is praised as a durable comedy engine — Chris Ryan
  • Casting the adult stars as teenagers is praised for preserving sweetness — Chris Ryan
  • Mary’s meat-on-sticks theory is appreciated
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