Random Review: Dinner for Schmucks.

Anna and I have been wanting to see this for ages because we both love Steve Carell. We knew it could be bad, seeing as how our favourite line from the trailer was "He's eating PAPER!!!" The first half was boring, other than the fight scene between Darla and Barry (Steve Carell) where Darla is insane with rage and Barry is happily pretending to be a penguin. See below.

The boring stuff was the love triangle with Jemaine from the Conchords, Paul Rudd and his girlfriend. The second half was funnier with the dinner, it had Chris O'Dowd with an Irish/Spanish accent, a vulture, and mind control vs brain control wars.

Anna and Elsie didn't enjoy it much at all. So good thing it was a free rental! I didn't like it quite as much as House Bunny, it's not as funny (or as rude) as The Hangover or Bridesmaids, so it's really a mediocre example within a genre I don't admire, but Steve Carell is worth it. I liked the story arc around Barry, and his sad life but optimistic delusion, pouring all his dreams and disappointments into his taxidermy mouseterpieces (which were astounding). He was just adorable and brilliantly naive.