For
They require timing, writing, and creativity.
Against
Many comedies focus only on jokes, not story.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Jim Carrey is one of the greatest ever in terms of physical comedy, facial expressions and complete immersion into a role.”
“Seriously for him to stay in character for his movies is insane.”
“Critics tend to bias towards high brow intellectual stuff. Audiences tend to bias towards dumb fun movies.”
“Audience scores can be helpful for comedy and horror, which critics on the whole tend not to like much.”