Interesting—is one word that would best describe one of the latest films to be released, “Fun with Dick and Jane.”

“Fun with Dick and Jane” starring Tea Leoni and well-known comedy actor, Jim Carrey, is definitely a movie that keeps your attention.

However, it keeps your attention in a strange and disturbing way.

This movie talks about how the father, Dick Harper, of a middle class family is trying to move up in the corporate world. Dick finally lands a significant position within his company, Globodyne. His wife, Jane, quits her job as a result because her husband will be making a six-digit figure salary. Little do they know, the president of this company has set up a situation similar to what Enron experienced.

Everyone at Globodyne loses his or her job, including Dick. The Harpers begin living in hardship. Their lawn is repossessed and the Harpers have to trade in their nice car for an old used car that can barely fit two people in it. It eventually gets so bad that all their utilities are turned off and Dick and Jane sell almost everything in their home.

Dick finally decides that the only way for them to survive is to begin robbing various places.

This is where the movie begins to bother me. They assume that because they are living in a bad situation that it is okay to steal.

That’s teaching today’s youth excellent morals, isn’t it? I believe that while there were funny instances, it is sending the wrong message. It is telling people that it is okay to commit a crime if it is absolutely necessary, and that is not the way it should be.

In the end, the corporate president finally gets what he deserves by trying to put the company under, but oddly enough he is still the hero—you’ll have to see the movie to understand this!

The movie was comical at times, but the previews are definitely better than the entire movie. Honestly, the funniest part of the movie to me is when the credits start to role and it thanks those involved with Enron for the inspiration.