bkoganbing I have to say I approached watching Stuck On You with a bit of trepidation as I was wondering about how a pair of conjoined twin brothers would be a source for humor. It wasn't exactly a laugh riot, but it did have some humorous moments. In the small self contained community of Martha's Vineyard conjoined twins Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear have passed beyond the freak stage and are just part of the scenery, local celebrities in fact. They own a popular hash house. But Kinnear wants more than that, he wants to be an actor and does do local theater packing Damon around as it were.I won't go into how they get to Hollywood, that's half the humor this film has. But noted superstar Cher who is working an agenda of her own helps Kinnear along and he gets to be her co-star in a television series. And the conjoined twins become celebrities of sorts themselves. How does TV explain Damon's presence. Well that's the magic of special effects.But Damon longs for the hash house, he's a small town guy not at home in glitzy Hollywood.Why the guys never had the operation way back when is not explained. The most logical reason probably is they have no insurance coverage. That would be something that the American movie-going public could readily understand and embrace.Any reason to see Cher is to be taken and who could possibly play Cher other than Cher herself. Another performance to note is that of Seymour Cassel who plays super agent for Kinnear. No agent has ever had a client like Greg, but that's something that Cassel looks at as a challenge.Stuck On You is a mildly amusing comedy that should be pleasing to fans of the leads. But I would watch it for Cher and Seymour Cassel.

Steve Pulaski There's a recurring pattern with Farrelly Brothers films that I've noticed over the past few years. The ones that get the most recognition, like Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary, are decent, fairly-capable comedies, but after a second viewing they don't truly hold up. The more subtle films that waltz on by, boasting a strange but viable screen presence, like this and Fever Pitch, are the ones that are truly the most enjoyable.Stuck on You is a weird film, but one with humor and a soul. The story focuses on Bob (Damon) and Walt (Kinnear), a pair of conjoined twins who are stuck together at the hip. Bob is one of low ambitions. He is comfortable with the idea of staying at his personal burger joint, working orderly with his brother. Walt dreams big. He wants to become an actor, but feels that Bob is his unintentional albatross when trying to get work.The problem is whenever one has an idea, regardless if they like it or not, they are going with the other. They could get separated, but there's only a fifty-fifty chance that Walt would survive because of the majority of their liver being on Bob's side. Walt decides that after being a long-suffering actor in Massachusetts he should try his luck in Hollywood, and Bob reluctantly agrees to follow him.After a string of failed gigs, Walt becomes acquired by Cher, and this leads to his success on a network drama, at the same time trying to hide the fact that he is a conjoined twin to his audience.Stuck on You is a rare comedy, and it reminds me a lot of Adam Sandler's surprisingly good 50 First Dates. That was a film that balanced comedy and seriousness perfectly, occasionally becoming very sad and sullen. This film is the same way. Yes, it likes to make a few off-color jokes about two people being conjoined for life, but it has a side of humanity to it, one rarely explored. It isn't all fun and games, and it isn't all tightly wound shlock.Damon and Kinnear work and play well off of each other, and the cameos are always fun to watch as well. The wonderful Meryl Streep is nicely placed here, in a scene that is delightfully witty and incredibly unexpected. Even the good ol' Frankie Muniz shows up in one great scene as well.Rarely is a subject taken with such a human approach, and Stuck on You succeeds because it doesn't try to hard. It's premise is mildly poignant, a tad goofy, but it shockingly works. This is the last film I was expecting to recommend, but honestly, I've seen films with potential quickly fall down, and films with utterly none soar past expectations. Stuck on You struck a point of indecisiveness with me upon approaching it. Glad I just ran with it.Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Wen Yann Shih, and Pat Crawford Brown. Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly.

rooprect Parts of this movie had me howling, although I'll warn you beforehand it's not like the other Farrelly bros films "There's Something About Mary" or "Dumb and Dumber". The laughs here are a lot cleaner, less edgy and pretty family friendly for the most part. Overall, the film is much more subtle, which is either good or bad depending on how you like your comedies.The humour here isn't as slapstick & madcap as you might expect from a movie about conjoined twins. Instead it's more subtle, almost like a Christopher Guest film ("Best in Show", "Waiting for Guffman"). For example one of the best gags is the idea that these conjoined twins (by definition, fraternal twins) look nothing alike. Can Matt Damon & Greg Kinnear look any LESS alike? There's currently an 8-page thread in the discussion board where people think it's a loophole, but ya just gotta smack your forehead. The film has a lot of gags like that where no punchline is required; it's just the situational weirdness that makes us laugh, if you're tuned in to it. Another subtle yet funny example is the way Eva Mendes reacts upon learning that the two are conjoined twins. Contrast this with the way Wenn Yan Shih reacts, and you have some comedy gold right there.If you like subtle humour, I think you'll like this film as well as the underratted knee-slappers "Color Me Kubrick" with John Malkovich, the classic "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with Michael Caine & Steve Martin, and a funny Mexican film I saw recently called "Casi Divas". These films may not have you convulsing in laughter, but afterwards I guarantee you'll say to yourself, "Dang that was funny."

rmvieira A very disappointing film from the Farrely brothers, who decided to explore a rather unusual topic: siamese twins. Despite the idea being interesting, this movie is boring, tiring and not fun at all. It stays way below any expectations. It's not clear if the intention was a humorless comedy or a drama without content. The script is bad and it seems that not a lot of effort was put in it. Unfortunately, even Matt Damon was unable to save the movie - he was dull and unexciting.The story is about Bob and Walt (Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear), siamese twins who live a simple and normal life. Walt then decides to to follow his dream of becoming an actor, but he needs to bring his brother along to Hollywood and fight all the prejudice against them. The only good thing I have to say about Stuck on You is kudos to Brazilian actress Fernanda Lima in her first international role.