“Dumb and Dumber” was not anything special. It was not overwhelmingly hilarious or brilliant, with fleeting moments of cleverness overpowered by constant childish humor. It probably should have been a pretty forgettable movie, yet the consensus amongst audiences is that it was enjoyable, and it earned nearly $250 million worldwide.

Its prequel, on the other hand, “Dumb and Dumberer” was considered entirely terrible and made barely over $30 million.

“Dumb and Dumber” worked. “Dumb and Dumberer” didn’t.

The problem with this prequel is that it lacked the two things that made the original movie work: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.

Today, two decades later, Carrey and Daniels have become two truly great actors who have been part of some important and interesting pieces of work, and all this makes watching them in such absurdly silly roles even more fun.

Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) has spent the last 20 years pretending to be incapacitated, and his best friend Harry Dunne (Daniels) has spent these years caring for him. However, when Harry explains that he is going to die if he doesn’t get a kidney transplant soon, Lloyd reveals the two-decade-long prank. The pair goes across the country once again, this time to find Harry’s illegitimate daughter to ask for her help.

“Dumb and Dumber To” plays well with the first. It does not feel repetitive, but it enjoys plenty of in-jokes for those who are familiar with the original. However, it is never really clever enough to make jokes about how unnecessary it is or how irrelevant the franchise has become, the way “Anchorman 2” and “22 Jump Street” did. Today’s style of self-deprecating comedy sequel is missing from the film.

It is what it is. It truly is just another “Dumb and Dumber” movie. “Dumb and Dumber To” was no better and no worse than the first, and would be worth seeing for any fan of the original.

_MOVE gives “Dumb and Dumber To” 3 out of 5 stars._