Review of Cedar Rapids (2011) by Paul W — 28 Jul 2011
Is there such a thing as light dark comedy? Cedar Rapids is somewhere in that ballpark. Ed Helms plays his typecast role from The Office: a good-natured straight arrow dork. John C. Reilly plays the raffish drunk who, along with Anne Heche, helps set Ed Helms free .
.. except Ed is still a good-natured straight arrow dork in the end, as we all want him to be. The Midwest plays the stereotyped Midwest, a crime-free land of small towns and mostly white people. So where is the darkness of which I speak? Ed discovers corruption, gets drunk, smokes crack, and gets laid.
Well, okay, I guess I'd rather watch this version of the Midwest than the one from In Cold Blood. Light dark comedy. Very light, not really very dark, genuinely good fun. This is a sweet, kind-hearted movie.
This review of Cedar Rapids (2011) was written by Paul W on 28 Jul 2011.
Cedar Rapids has generally received positive reviews.
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