Review of Dinner for Schmucks (2010) by Joshua P — 13 Nov 2011

I saw this movie reluctantly for two specific reasons: 1) my love for Jemaine Clement and 2) my love for Bruce Greenwood. I loved Steve Carrell on The Daily Show, but I find that I can only take him in limited doses. When he plays an eclectic character, he does it so BIG and obnoxiously, I can not stand the sight of him by the time I am halfway through whatever it is I am viewing him in.

In this movie, I was presented with the double whammy of Carrell and Paul Rudd being the two leads. Oh joy! And I had a hard time deciding which was harder to handle: my very acute aversion to watching anybody being embarrassed or the fact that I was forced to watch Carrell and Rudd amble throughout this horrible movie.

While I am glad that I was able to listen to the golden voice of Bruce Greenwood and I did get to see a half-naked Jemaine Clement, that wasn't enough to make me wish that I hadn't spent a dime to see this movie.

Luckily, it's no longer in theaters and you can choose not to purchase it or watch it on Netflix. Choose wisely, young Padawan.