The plot of this film is lackluster, and the performances of other actors are only green leaves. The whole film can be said to be supported by Jim Carrey alone. The director is actually brilliant, and brings out the biggest selling point of the film to the fullest.
Comparing Jim Carrey with Stephen Chow is actually a bit inappropriate, because the environment is different and the performance style is different. But both are exemplars of Eastern and Western comedians, and in this big context, such a comparison is not a problem.
Zhou's comedy includes many elements, including the plot, supporting roles, dialogue and his own performance. The first three are often not just performed by Zhou Neng alone. It should be said that it is the effect of a team, like Wu Mengda, like Li Lichi; and Zhou's performances tend to be "serious". Serious means that sometimes his performances are not It needs to be above the seven emotions, and it can achieve a good dramatic effect. I think this is because Zhou himself can be completely integrated with the comedy environment in which he is in, resulting in a strong chemical effect. It probably wouldn't be a comedy if his character were someone else.
Relatively speaking, Jim Carrey's comedic charm comes more from his own performance. Compared with Zhou, his facial expressions and body language are richer, and his performance is more heroic. Many scenes in the film are actually designed for him to perform alone, just like a one-man show, Jim Carrey can support the entire comedy independently through his outstanding acting talent. For some scripts, it's the addition of Jim Carrey that makes a movie called a comedy!
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