Dinner For Schmucks

Overview:  Handsome and devilishly 'good-looking-of-a-man' named Tim (Paul Rudd, and not the pyro goat guy from "Holy Grail") does whatever he can to stay within the confidence of his superiers at work.  When he finds out that they hold a dinner especially made to make fun of lunatics, he has a debate within his mind (don't worry it's not a tumor) whether he should attend or not, that is until he meets the perfect canadit by hitting him with his car.

The Good:  This film was a lot like a Golden Corral.  You walk into the restaurant knowing that you’ll indulge yourself in the utmost gluttony, and will be puking all over the floor when finished, with a little hint of diarrhea.  There are those rare times that a true American can walk out of the restaurant without these consequences, and that’s what this movie is.  C and I were assuming this was going to be a load of crap and we accepted that, but what we ended up finding was a HILARIOUS movie with some of the funniest one-liners we’ve ever heard.  Jemaine Clement from “Flight of the Concords” was hilarious as the self-absorbed artist, Zack Galifanakis (is that how you spell it?) was actually STILL funny, and Steve Carell was so nerdy and so stupid that he made Lloyd from “Dumb and Dumber” look like George Washington.  This movie was an absolute surprise, a surprise that C and I enjoyed to the utmost giddiness.

The Bad:  I love Paul Rudd to death, and think he’s pretty much perfect in everything he’s in, especially “Anchorman”, but in this movie he seems to fall a little short in comparison to the other comedians.  It may not be his fault since he’s supposed to be the anal “you’re ruining my life” character, so there may not have been much he could have done.  Zack Galifanakis is one of the funniest comedians out there, and he was certainly funny in this movie, but lately I’ve feared for his future.  Once “The Hangover” became such a huge hit, Zack has been in almost EVERY comedy movie out there, and it’s not such a bad thing because he’s really funny; what makes it scary is the possibility of him burning out.

The Ugly:  Please go and see this movie, especially if you’re fond of bathroom humor, Steve Carell, or the movie “Dumb and Dumber”.  This movie will make you laugh so much that a lemonade-color-liquid will start running down your pants, but only because of how much of a good time you’re having… right?

3 ½ out of 5