Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
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Critic Consensus: It doesn't honor its source material -- or its immensely likable leads -- as well as it should, but Dinner for Schmucks offers fitfully nourishing comedy.
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as Tim Conrad
as Barry Speck
as Therman
as Kieran Vollard
as Julie
as Darla
as Lance Fender
as Mueller
as Caldwell
as Williams
as Susana
as Davenport
as Robin
as Josh
as Henderson
as Birgit
as Marco, the Blind Swordsman
as Lewis the Ventriloquist
as Madame Nora, the Pet Psychic
as Vincenzo, the Vulture Lover
as Chuck, the Beard Champion
as Patrick
as Christina, Bird Girl
as Monique, Bird Girl
as Maitre D'
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Critic Reviews for Dinner for Schmucks
All Critics (186) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (78) | Rotten (108) | DVD (6)
You know you're in trouble when the best thing in your movie is a bunch of dead rodents.
A decent cast wrestle with a crummy script in this loose and creaky Hollywood spin on Le Dîner de Cons...
The movie has a slew of goofball moments that don't add up to a consistently hilarious outing.
With moments of fitful hilarity, the pairing of Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and a talented cast of secondary actors, there's plenty here to keep summer comedy fans satiated, if not entirely satisfied.
Pure, tasteless slapstick silliness with little on its mind beyond cheap yuks.
Dinner for Schmucks may be as broad as the proverbial groaning board, but Rudd and Carell bring out its most toothsome delights.
Audience Reviews for Dinner for Schmucks
20/12/2012 (DVD)
Super Reviewer
"Dinner For Schmucks" gives the feeling of an average over-the-top comedy, but it's the exact opposite when following through on this film. Steve Carell plays a very odd character who is always there to make a sad moment funny. While Paul Rudd is being invaded with problem after problem, the movie unravels it's soft heart, before jumping back into it's hilarious comedic style. The jokes fly minute by minute and the characters grow in every scene; However, the film takes too much time to get to the point, and I actually almost forgot about the dinner altogether by the end. Dinner for Schmucks has laughter, heart, and packs a pretty big punch in the acting category, but falls flat on originality. "Dinner for Schmucks" is a pretty funny comedy, but that's it!
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Huge misfire!!! bad result in my eyes as this film really is terribly disappointing. There is hardly any funny stuff anywhere! unless you count Carell screaming like an infant at times to be funny?. Apart from a few nice lines here and there and one dinner scene with Carell, Rudd and 'Little Britain's' David Williams which is quite amusing but not hilarious that's it really. The plot is pretty thin, the characters are just dull, you just don't really care about any of them, the ending is dumb and childish and Carell's character is actually rather annoying. Another poor film from Carell who really should stick to TV, I wanted to like this I really did, had high hopes for the 'Dumb n Dumber' type script but alas it falls well short and like the recent 'Grown Ups' is a total wasted opportunity.
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Dinner for Schmucks Quotes
| Barry: | In the words of John Lennon, "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not." |
| Barry: | In the words of John Lennon, 'You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not.' |
| Tim: | ...the only one. |
| Tim: | The only one. |
| Therman: | BARRY. Tell us why your wife left you. |
| Barry Speck: | (mumbles) |
| Barry Speck: | [mumbles] |
| Therman: | Louder, Barry. |
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