Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

How a person’s opinion on this film varies greatly based solely off of your expectations going in. If you think-“Hey, a comedy with Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, and directed by the guy who directed the very funny Meet the Parents, and Austin Powers series, Jay Roach. We should see that! It’ll be a laugh-fest all the way through!” you WILL be disappointed. Dinner for Schmucks does not at all live up to its talent, (even though Galifianakis is not in the film a lot) but it is still a decently funny movie. You have to lower your expectations just a little bit, and you should be fine. The film’s plot is very slim. ‘Suspended disbelief’ is the official term I think. What is a plot is that a man names Tim (Paul Rudd) wants a higher job at his company, and in order to win over his boss, he needs to win the ‘dinner for idiots’, a cruel competition he throws to find the biggest idiot. Finally agreeing to his boss’ cruel game, Tim finds Barry (Steve Carell), a man who recreates famous moments from dead mice. Barry’s and Tim’s lives both have a good bit of drama, which adds some soul to the film, which is constantly filled with jokes. And the jokes really aren’t that bad. It’s just that it is a series of jokes, not a movie. Dinner for Schmucks is the film equivalent of Failblog, watching dumb people do dumb things. But granted, I like Failblog. And I like this movie. But I could have liked it more.
7.5/10