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Follow the bouncing ball Steven R. Bender/DN Mat Haas, caatar, af Santa nails far a ratsaad Satsrtay darias Its I-»--£-1 Carrey distracts in ‘Irene’ IRENE from page 6 based on whether or not Jim Carrey is funny. And there are times when he’s hilarious, as he has been before and will be in the future. But the background that made may have scored in “Mary” die here; they seem out of place with Carrey Is good nature. Even when Carrey plays a character as bad as Hank, he looks too good for us to hate. Remember that this was a problem in “The Cable Guy,” Carrey’s best performance. The movie was ultimately an error in casting, because it worked against his persona. When he moved dramatic, his performanc es in “The Truman Show” and “Man on die Moon,” weig fine, but absent real acting, la one movie, he drained all characteri and Irene” hurts the movie. There are two kinds of comedy at battle here. Carrey is broad and likable, any way you slice it But he does have a clear dark streak that con tributes to his popularity. The Farrellys go dark all the way. Unfortunately, the two forces work against each other here. -anytime dailyneb.com Jazz night allows fans unique experience MUSIC from page 2_ a core group of local profes sional musicians during die sec ond and third sets, Vance said. The goal is to allow amateur musicians an opportunity to play jazz standards with profession als. Vance said Monday Night Jazz, which has been held for a number of years in Lincoln, will continue indefinitely at P.0 Pears, 922 South 9* Street The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $4 for adults and $3 for students with identifica tion. The series is a perfect oppor tunity for jazz enthusiasts to enjoy the music year round, Vance said. But if all who enjoyed Jazz in June show up, there might be problem. “I don’t know what the people at P.0 Pears would think about 2,000 people showing up,” Vance said. “But it would be nice.”