Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

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I am a fan of silly comedies however this one fell into too many clichés and tried too hard to be funny. It is disappointing considering how many big name comedic actors are in it.

The concept is unoriginal - a man befriending an idiot - and everything is overly predictable throughout. Steve Carell’s idiot is not loveable enough as well, you find yourself wishing he would go away too as he is overly exaggerated. Several of the other characters are also caricatures in performance and this never lends itself to hilarity unless you are very drunk.

Some moments are enjoyable and I loved the mixture of British and American comedians (even though all the British sported some odd accents). However there is little else to like as this seems to just be a faily lazy comedy with creators who hoped to throw stars into their film and expect a bad script to become funny.