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PostedAugust 7, 2010
dkraaf
from Wichita, KS
Steve Carrell is a brilliant comic actor and he has brilliance here in Dinner for Schmucks as well. The problem is, there is too little of Carrell and too much of the unfunny stuff. It is a tired undercurrent of boy and girl together, boy is an idiot, girl leaves, boy changes, girl comes back, happily every after, the End.
That could be forgiven were it just an undercurrent with most of the action taking place on the waves above. But that didn't happen. Too much time was spent on Paul Rudd being a jerk and the movie trying to turn itself into a message.
There is a lot to like about the movie. When Carrell is on, the belly-laughs are there. But sometimes the humor is just simply uncomfortable to watch or not funny at all. A good one to see on DVD but NOT work the cost of admission at a theater.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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2012 - Wow
PostedNovember 15, 2009
dkraaf
from Wichita, KS
From the beginning to the very end, this movie has mastered the art of suspense. The oveall suspense is made full and complete with the carefully crafted underlying relationships questions about the meaning of family, of life, of love. The movie wove in the aspects of religion and science in a very plausable way. My only distraction was the Woody Harrelson character. He didn't get the disturbed fanatic feeling that would have made sense and instead you are left wondering why he was necessary at all. But, then the amazing CG would redirect your attention and you forget about that transgression. Amazing graphics layered on a carefully crafted and meaningful story sitting on top of some of the best suspense ever.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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