Dumb and Dumber

As my first review on this blog, I decided to choose a film that I deemed good enough to start this (hopefully) successful chain of reviews with a bang (well..at least not a damp squib), and for this task the film Dumb and Dumber was chosen. Before I get into the review, I must warn readers that there will be plot spoilers. Don't say I haven't warned you.
The basic premise of this film is that it is of course a comedy, as you can tell from the many posters of the film that were seen around the time of its release, way back in April 1995, in the U.K. The first thing that I must say about this movie is that Jim Carrey is in it, and he plays up his normal comedy routine, which mainly consists of using his body, or facial expressions to gain laughs. If you are not a fan of his work in other films such as Ace Ventura, or Me, Myself and Irene, both of which I hope to review another time, then the best bet is that you will not enjoy this movie that much, as there is not that much plot progression, and it falls into the comedy trap of involving a love role, played by Lauren Holly. As I was going to say, the basic premise is that two mentally challenged friends,(Jeff Daniels and Carrey) take one long road trip to Aspen, Colorado to return a suitcase left by the woman that Carrey has driven to the airport. Unbeknownst to Carrey, however, the suitcase was left on purpose to pay the ransom for the safe return of her husband from some shady gangster types, who serve the purpose of making the plot slightly less one-dimensional. There are a few laugh-out loud gags to be had very early on in this movie, which of course, is the purpose of a comedy. This film requires you to not think too much about the plot and immerse yourself in the characters, at least the two protagonists, who they flesh out a little at least.
Of course, when the gangsters follow the hapless duo (who take the form of a two man team, with the exception being that one of them is a woman), they believe them to be professionals, when it was only their blind stupidity that had saved them. Quite a lot of the laughs are directed off of these, and it is these parts that are funny as well.
They reach Aspen, and of course, they both fall in love with the same girl (Holly), and the climax of the film is brought when they are confronted by the ringleader who had wanted the money. When things don't go directly to plan, however, he ends up pointing the gun at the three.
Things were evened out nicely at the end, but I was waiting for more of a finale to the piece, whereas it felt to me that it just fizzled out. To me, at least, there were a few spots in the film that were not populated with enough jokes to keep me interested, and it just felt like it would end up being a Benny Hill sketch, with people ending up on the floor, and a slapstick comedy would be evident.
Overall, there were a few scenes that stuck in my mind, such as the tuxedos in the bar, "Gas Man" and the hot tub scene that made me laugh, and the film was good, but not as good as some other Carrey films I have seen. I don't know if this is because Jeff Daniels was constantly with him, and he had no space to take comedic liberties, but it didn't live up to the high standards of some of his other work.
I would give this a 7.5/10.
More reviews will be on the way shortly and thank you very much for reading. If you could send me any constructive criticism or suggestions on what to review, I would be very grateful.