Dinner for Schmucks
- 2010
- US
- 1h 54min
- 12A
- Directed by: Jay Roach
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, Ron Livingston
- Website: www.dinnerforschmucks.com
With a stellar line-up of comedians, this remake of Veber's French comedy should go down easily. However, while the plot - executive seeks loser to humiliate at his boss' dinner for oddballs - suffices, unbalanced portions of eccentricity and sentimentality leave the viewer unsatisfied with the final serving.
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Dinner for Schmucks
23 Aug 2010
Remake of 1998 film doesn't echo sentiments of original
On paper Jay Meet the Parents Roach’s new film sounds appetising. But this remake of Francis Veber’s passable 1998 French comedy Le dîner de cons squanders a cast headed by Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, and supported by Lucy Punch, David Walliams, Chris…
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