"Dinner for Schmucks" Film Review
A delicious comedy. 3 Stars Blog exclusive! What's on the menu? “Dinner for Schmucks” of course! The hilarious new comedy from Jay Roach, director of Austin Powers, serves up gut busting laughs and enough funny weirdness to fill up even the most starving patron. Starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell "Dinner for Schmucks" is a remake of 1998s "Le dîner de cons" (The Dinner Game). The premise of "Dinner for Schmucks" goes as follows: meet an idiot, bring him to dinner, make fun of him and get promoted. With a plot this simple “Dinner for Schmucks” isn't going to impress people looking for mature jokes rather it will please fans seeking physical, outrageous comedy. Paul Rudd (Clueless) plays Tim Conrad an up and coming executive in a financial firm. Pressured to impress his girlfriend Julie, Tim makes a bold move in order to get a promotion. At a board meeting he gives an overview of a prospective client, a wealthy couple from Switzerland wor...