<I>Ricky Stanicky</i> is a dumb, yet funny film (at times). The concept of creating a fake person to place all of your blame and worries on isn't a bad idea, but, just remember, the walls can close in at anytime.
Directed by Peter Farrelly, half of the Farrelly Brothers, who has directed such classics as <I><A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/film/dumb-and-dumber/">Dumb and Dumber</I></A> and <I><A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/film/stuck-on-you/">Stuck On You</i></A>, you may be expecting the duo's formula to pass over into one Farrelly's film, but that's not the case here. It's a unique story, and John Cena has the ability to show off his funny chops, but it felt like Zac Effron and the other two stars were just last-minute additions who lacked any on-screen chemistry and poorly delivered their lines.
<B>Final thoughts</b>:
Go in with an open mind and laugh a little. We can all use a few laughs.
<B>Storytime</b>:
20 years ago, I worked part-time in the evenings at a major retail chain. Since I worked with the same men and women at each shift, we had a lot of fun and would laugh the entire time. Whenever we received a call with a customer complaining and asking to speak with a manager, we would redirect them to "Svetlana Yorgeson", our "retail manager". We decided that "Svetlana" was a woman in her mid-to-late 40s, divorced, sounded like she was from Fargo, ND, loved cats, and had two high school-aged children. On the phone (voiced by one of the women I worked with), she was attentive, but also took no shit from customers. Let's just say that "Svetlana" was our voice, saying what we wish we were really able to say to people. Long story short, that was our Ricky Stanicky.
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