Film Review – Ricky Stanicky

Well, that didn’t take long. Six years ago, “Dumb and Dumber” and “There’s Something About Mary” co-director Peter Farrelly won two Academy Awards for his work on “Green Book,” effectively reviving his career after a string of box office disappointments. He attempted to build on such prestige with 2022’s “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” but the feature was largely ignored by audiences and collected little critical acclaim. Farrelly is now back in Farrelly Brothers territory with “Ricky Stanicky,” which is a return to old filmmaking habits for the helmer, overseeing yet another crude comedy with a heart of gold. The Farrelly Way has been lost for decades now, and “Ricky Stanicky” doesn’t help the cause, offering an abundance of dreadful humor and wretched writing, and it offers a moment to reevaluate the comedic worth of actor John Cena, who’s the worst thing in this excruciatingly lame movie. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com