Stuck on You (2003)

Load of rubbish!!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The Farrelly brother's stuck on you is a decent watch simply because of the bizzarity of the premise. As you'd have guessed this is a story of two brothers who are co-joined at the hip. The film is surprisingly decent despite the feeling that the jokes will fall flat or worse- offend. And this is down to the talent of leads Matt Damon and Greg kinnear. This film is mostly forgotten and that is because it isn't anything special.

Stuck on You is the perfect comedy, with two of the best actors going around. It is light comedy, through its character moments and is full of heart.It is the case where if you don't invest in the characters, you can't possibly find it funny. The film is endearing while also putting you in stitches. The best example of that, is when May comes to see Bob and he and Walt hop in the car and proceed to keep up the facade of not revealing that they are conjoined and Bob's reluctance to advance the situation, while Walt tries to help him along. Wen Yann Shih gives a truly special performance embodying Bob's dream girl and is quite alluring in a sweet lovable way, Cher is good also. I'm not much for comedies, but this is my jam. The reason this film is poorly regarded by the masses, I don't know. They can watch a comic book film or "Star Wars" and accept that world and the characters in it, yet can't accept conjoined twins and their lives playing out in a humorous and stretched manner. Maybe they were just expecting some crude jokey movie and didn't want to care. All I know is I love it and that'll do fine and the "Summertime" song at the end is killer and is better than the original.

The Farelly brothers are pidgeon-holed for making gross-out comedies based on the strength of a few scenes of some of their most popular movies, such as "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something about Mary." When their 2003 movie "Stuck on You," arrived at cinemas people wrongly assumed that it would contain more of those types of shenanigans.Instead, the humor in "Stuck on You" is much more subtle and sweet-natured. The plot concerns the plight of conjoined twins Bob and Walt Tenor, who are portrayed by Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear, respectively. They earn their living by running a quickie burger place (which is even named "Quickee Burger") and by working so well together and being so efficient that they guarantee service in three minutes or less.The whole movie changes when Walt decides he wants to move to California and pursue his dream of becoming an actor. The Farellys wisely focus on the intimate problems the men face when both get girlfriends and the logistic problems created when Walt gets cast in a TV show opposite Cher. In fact, one reviewer called the movie a very odd romance.By the time the movie was made the Farellys had scored with about six other features and fans will catch glimpses of some of their stable characters in their other films such as the guy who played the taxi driver in "Shallow Hal" and another guy who played one of the exceptional people in "There's Something about Mary." The musical score of any Farelly movie is a treat, especially for back-end Baby Boomers who will recognize popular songs they heard on the radio during the endless summer days of their youth. This time it is "Alone Again, Naturally" from Gilbert O'Sullivan.One of the biggest delights of the movie is an unexpected and delightful cameo from Meryl Streep, which happens near the end. For those yet to see "Stuck on You," the less said about it, the better. See it for yourself! This, along with "Shallow Hal" are the Farelly's best feel-good comedies.

Stuck on You is a light sweet comedy. It takes a while to get going. Usually comedies are based on people insulting each other or being cruel to each other. This one is about conjoined twins who are kind and considerate to each other and to everyone else. It is a wonderful movie to take your kids to. These two are great role models. I have never seen a movie about conjoined twins, so all the gags were fresh for me. There is so much novel comic potential. My jaw dropped a number of times at the acrobatic skill of Greg Kinnear and Matt Matt Damon. I can't see how they could have done it with stunt doubles. They do an eye popping burger making ballet reminiscent of Tom Cruise in Cocktail. They have a fight that would put the Chinese martial artist dance moves to shame. Cher plays herself and spoofs herself. Meryl Street plays herself and spoofs her Mama Mia appearance in a musical Bonnie and Clyde. It was a romp and so much fun. The main plot as based around one of the twins wanting to be an actor while the other finds the idea abhorrent. They find ways to accommodate. It is a beautiful movie because the brothers so enjoy each other and care for the other's welfare. Their good will tends to rub off on everyone they encounter, in unexpected ways.