Really not that funny...
Before watching this movie, if you had told me a movie with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Zach Galifianakis would not be funny at all, I'd call you crazy. After watching this movie however, I realize even an amazing trio like that are unable to carry...
- 06.January.2011
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- by: scottydoo24
- scottydoo24 rated this movie
 4/10Disappointing
Really not that funny...
Before watching this movie, if you had told me a movie with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Zach Galifianakis would not be funny at all, I'd call you crazy. After watching this movie however, I realize even an amazing trio like that are unable to carry a movie that really isn't good.
These guys have played these roles before. Carell has played the lovable loser before and in all other cases he does it flawlessly, i.e. Michael Scott. Rudd has done the cocky guy turned good guy role and Galifianakis is the master of weird/eccentric/messed in the head characters. Yet, in this movie none of them really ever nail their character. To me it almost felt like they were phoning their performances in. Which is a possibility because I'm sure they are all getting sick of doing the same roles over and over again.
The plot is where this movie really fails. The story is clever enough, but like the actor's performances, it feels forced. The movie certainly gets to where it's going, trying to prove to the audience that "idiocy" is only in the eye of the beholder. But it only gets there after beating the viewer over the head with the idea. Had the story been a bit more subtle, this could have been a much better movie.
In the end, this movie is watchable, but barely. If you compare it to some of the classics that made these guys famous (Anchorman, The Hangover, etc.) this movie doesn't hold a candle. But compared to some of the latest comedy films to come out, this movie isn't all that bad.
- 06.January.2011
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- by: scottydoo24
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Steve Carell has finally won me over in film. He was so great in this role, I want to say that it was one of the best comedic performances I've ever seen but that's probably a bit premature. I liked the original French film 'The Dinner Game' a lot...
- 17.December.2010
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- by: tapwater
- tapwater rated this movie0/10
Steve Carell has finally won me over in film. He was so great in this role, I want to say that it was one of the best comedic performances I've ever seen but that's probably a bit premature. I liked the original French film 'The Dinner Game' a lot but didn't laugh much; probably because of the language barrier. I rarely laugh at comedies but this one had me giggling and guffawing over and over. The writing is fantastic, my kind of humor. Whatever that means. Zach Galifinakis (whom I also Iiked before but was disappointed by his previous film performances) and Jemaine Clement from Flight Of The Conchords are also hilarious. If you're like me and love to laugh but find most comedy tiresome and a waste of time, you might love this one.
- 17.December.2010
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- by: tapwater
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Unexpectedly great!
- 01.September.2010
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- by: Talia
- Talia rated this movie
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Unexpectedly great!
such an underrated film!
- 01.September.2010
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- by: Talia
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HYSTERICALLL
Great Cast!! Totally had me laughing my seat the whole movie, and I was not the only one. The crowd at the theater was laughing so hard at one point I couldn’t even hear the movie. I really loved the name of the movie also; they should throw the...
- 12.August.2010
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- by: tylerinair
- tylerinair rated this movie9/10Amazing
HYSTERICALLL
Great Cast!! Totally had me laughing my seat the whole movie, and I was not the only one. The crowd at the theater was laughing so hard at one point I couldn’t even hear the movie. I really loved the name of the movie also; they should throw the word Schmucks in more often to movie titles. I thought Steve Carell was at his best in Date Night which I saw recently, but he really topped himself in this movie. I was also really looking forward to seeing Zach Galifianakis again, and could not have picked a better role for him.
- 12.August.2010
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- by: tylerinair
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With much respect to the original (a dvd I've gifted in the past to darling cinephiles,) this movie is very much fun. It has many surprises for any Dinner Game experts, but really only plagiarizes the event, and the moral of that film. Most...
- 03.August.2010
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- by: Estlin Jack
- Estlin Jack rated this movie0/10
With much respect to the original (a dvd I've gifted in the past to darling cinephiles,) this movie is very much fun. It has many surprises for any Dinner Game experts, but really only plagiarizes the event, and the moral of that film. Most everything else is fresh and new with fantastic and rather uncharacteristic performances from Schaal, Walliams, O'Dowd and Steve Carell. This might be his best comedy performance, which probably precipitated from the comic pedigree making appearances here. Clement, Galifiniakis, Rudd, and Wilmore are still delivering their usual, but they all still work for me. There is only one gag about talking to dead animals that doesn't work, and a few spots if you really want to needle Carell's kindly idiot. There are many reasons why I don't care for all but a handful of Office USA episodes, but if you can think of a Michael Scott with a warm, delicate soul, almost no ill will, yes more socially awkward, that retro lovable loser is what we have here. If you're seeing the movie for someone other than the above mentioned, no one else is given screen time enough to shine. The girls, Lucy Punch and the lovely Stephanie Szostak, serve only as complimentary to Carell's jokes or Rudd's resolution. Still, charming. Beware, you might be making a few involuntary outbursts-- so be prepared to laugh at yourself laughing.
- 03.August.2010
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- by: Estlin Jack
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Carrel is the man
I love everything by Steve Carrel, and this one fits in. Although not his best work, it made me laugh from the beginning to the very end. And that is what count.
- 30.July.2010
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- by: notagirl1
- notagirl1 rated this movie8/10Great
Carrel is the man
I love everything by Steve Carrel, and this one fits in. Although not his best work, it made me laugh from the beginning to the very end. And that is what count.
- 30.July.2010
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- by: notagirl1
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Could do better…
Well, this unlikely friendship film is pretty funny with its silly humor, but it could do better. There's no doubt it does its job, but something feels missing. It feels like the silliness is taken straight from the early 90s with Kelly Bundy like...
- 30.July.2010
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- by: ccaprica
- ccaprica rated this movie5/10So-so
Could do better…
Well, this unlikely friendship film is pretty funny with its silly humor, but it could do better. There's no doubt it does its job, but something feels missing. It feels like the silliness is taken straight from the early 90s with Kelly Bundy like stupidity. Well, those days are over. The stupid characters of today are given something more, an extra "kick". Nonetheless, the movie sometimes manages to surprise with its ultra-stupidity, making it a nice rental film for the weekdays.
- 30.July.2010
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- by: ccaprica
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