Dumb and Dumber's belated sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, is harmless, stupid fun, but don't expect it to recapture the magic of the original. For one thing, it's not as manically inspired as the first movie was. But maybe more importantly, Dumb and Dumber To reminds us that the Farrelly brothers' style of no-rules slapstick no longer feels as bracingly incendiary as it did back in 1994.
The movie revisits the titular duo of dumb Harry (Jeff Daniels) and dumber Lloyd (Jim Carrey), 20 years after the events of the first film: Harry pays his first visit to his parents since the early '90s, and discovers a two-decade-old postcard from a gal he hooked up with (Kathleen Turner) informing him that she's pregnant. It turns out she had a daughter and put the girl up for adoption. Harry is moved by the prospect of having an adult child out there somewhere (and it just so happens that he needs a kidney transplant), so he and Lloyd embark on a road trip to track down his daughter. They get mixed up in many wacky situations along the way, like finding and stealing their old "Shaggin' Wagon," and being duped into pleasuring an old lady in exchange for her hearing aids.
These bits are pretty funny, but most of the film's comedic moments are nowhere near as transgressively insane, and a lot of the jokes here lack punch. Even still, with a few friends and maybe a few drinks, the movie could make for a decent evening. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels can still inspire plenty of laughs together, although not as many as they did back in 1994.