The 3 Stooges

As I usually do at night, I open up my macbook and take a ride on the World Wide Web.  First stop on Wednesday night was Yahoo.com.  On the home page in the featured section, to my very surprise, was a picture of Jim Carrey next to the picture of Curly (nyuk-nyuk-nyuk) from The 3 Stooges.  I instantly clicked on this story and began to read:

"MGM and the Farrelly brothers are finally slapping together their high-profile cast for "The Three Stooges," a comedy project the filmmakers have been developing for years. Sean Penn is set to play Larry, and Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly. Benicio del Toro is a rumored possibility for the brothers' taciturn leader, Moe."

WHATTTTT!!!! Ok, so let me get this straight.  Jim Carrey, who happens to be the only comedic actor in the bunch, is still in negotiations but you have already locked in Sean Penn to play Larry?.  This is the same Sean Penn who played a gay elected official in the movie Milk, a gangster in Mystic River, and a man on death row in the movie Dead Man Walking.  The reason why I picked these three flicks is because he either won or was nominated for an oscar for his performances.  I happen to really like Mystic River and Dead Man Walking but that doesn't mean this guy can just turn on his comedic button and become funny.  This reminds me of a quote from The Office when Ryan told Michael that being a cook doesn't mean you can open up  your own restaurant.  In which Michael's response was that he's not a cook but he is opening up a restaurant called Michael's Cereal Shack.  Take a lesson from Michael Scott, just because your a good actor and you've made a mark in the history of film, doesn't mean you can take a part in a movie you obviously have no chance of entertaining people in.  My choice to play Larry is Paul Giamatti.

Now it brings me to my next cast member who thankfully is only "rumored".  Benico del Toro is rumored to play Moe and for those of you who are not familiar with The 3 Stooges, Moe is the leader of the bunch.  He is the one that comes up with the ultimate schemes to get into and out of trouble.  Moe being the more serious of the 3, you can probably get away with a little more serious of an actor, but del Toro?!?  This guy has a hard enough time speaking in plain english, imagine if he had to start wooble woobling and nyuk nyuk nyuking?  This poor guy would have more tongue ties then George W. Bush in ANY PUBLIC ADDRESS HE MADE IN HIS 8 YEARS IN OFFICE.  My choice to play Moe is Gary Sinise.

On the brighter side of things, I believe Jim Carrey is the perfect fit for this film.  This kind of over the top, slap schtick comedy is right for him.  And I think that surrounding him with the right cast will only make the movie better.  Jim Carrey, Paul Giamatti and Gary Sinise, in my eyes, will do this film justice.  That is until I think of another 2 actors I can slip in there instead of Giamatti and Sinise.  But for the time being, Carrey is a definite stay in my book.

Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro?!?!?!?

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