This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school.
Every bit as awkward as its title, 'Dumb And Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd' is missing not only Carrey and Daniels, but also the creative spark and anarchic spirit contributed by brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who wrote and directed the original.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
13 Jun 2003
rotten:
The movie should have been called The Dumbest, because it no doubt will emerge as this summer's most inane release.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
13 Jun 2003
rotten:
To call it sophomoric would libel even the most pathetic, pimply underclassman.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
13 Jun 2003
rotten:
I wouldn't want you to consider even renting this thing.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
13 Jun 2003
rotten:
... has a flat, deadly aura and it's not even gutsy enough to be sexy or potentially offensive.