the adolescent Stooges come across as precocious pranksters, but as adults, they are clearly stunted kids — a variation on the popular man-child trend. And lest anyone think “The Three Stooges ...

The first good joke occurs when you stare up at the marquee and see that The Three Stooges is rated PG for parental guidance. Adults "guiding" their kids though Stooge Land; how does that work?

For once, a modern revival of a screen classic gets it right, as the new version of The Three Stooges is just as blissfully ... where they remain as adults, since no one is dumb enough to adopt ...