I had high expectations especially with the Farrelly brothers at the helm. They cast three guys who fit the stooges to a tee. The performances by Sasso, Hayes, and Diamantopoulos are superb. They hit the nail on the head mimicking the original stooges.
The story is about the Stooges raising money to save an Orphanage, and the trouble they get into trying to reach their goal..
There are great shtick scenes that made me laugh, especially the Orphanage Bell scene where Larry David dressed as a nun gets clobbered. You have to see the build up to get the full effect of the gag. The film had some other sequences which were very stooge, such as pratfalls, pokes, slaps and running away from the bad guys. But for some reason the story fell apart with scenes that just didn't fit. I mean do the Stooges need a cameo by the Jersey Shore cast to be funny?
Other scenes missed the mark. When I saw the Stooges in tuxes at an upscale party with food around, I figured here's a recipe for a classic food fight, with a pun just before the person gets whacked in the face with a pie, cake or some other party food. The build up of the party scene shows promise with Larry getting a pant full of lobster. But it falls flat after that when they throw the lobster, shoot a balloon and a little girl falls into a cake.
I liked some of this film, but it wasn't worth paying to go see at the theater. I should have waited for the DVD.
The story is about the Stooges raising money to save an Orphanage, and the trouble they get into trying to reach their goal..
There are great shtick scenes that made me laugh, especially the Orphanage Bell scene where Larry David dressed as a nun gets clobbered. You have to see the build up to get the full effect of the gag. The film had some other sequences which were very stooge, such as pratfalls, pokes, slaps and running away from the bad guys. But for some reason the story fell apart with scenes that just didn't fit. I mean do the Stooges need a cameo by the Jersey Shore cast to be funny?
Other scenes missed the mark. When I saw the Stooges in tuxes at an upscale party with food around, I figured here's a recipe for a classic food fight, with a pun just before the person gets whacked in the face with a pie, cake or some other party food. The build up of the party scene shows promise with Larry getting a pant full of lobster. But it falls flat after that when they throw the lobster, shoot a balloon and a little girl falls into a cake.
I liked some of this film, but it wasn't worth paying to go see at the theater. I should have waited for the DVD.