
Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who "succeeds" in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots," which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who "succeeds" in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots," which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.
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| Orlando WeeklyJustin StroutThis being a Steve Carell vehicle, these moments of elevated humor coexist alongside crass gags, but not as uncomfortably as you might think. |
| HitFixDrew McWeenyDinner For Schmucks might not be to everyone's tastes, but it went down easy for me, and since I saw it several weeks ago, I've been interested in a second helping. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSteve Carell's character in Dinner for Schmucks is almost too pitiful for the jokes launched against him to be funny. It is a terrific performance making everyone else's condescension sound harsher than the writers likely intended. |
| AV ClubGenevieve KoskiThanks to Rudd and Carell's dependable likeability and a tacked-on warm-and-fuzzy ending, Dinner For Schmucks is leagues ahead of its forebear in terms of mass appeal, but its laughs are more silly than scathing. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottBe careful with the popcorn. Dinner for Schmucks is laugh-out-loud genius. Take the comment literally. You will laugh-out-loud. Lots. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob Bloom"Dinner for Schmucks" is one of the funniest movies of the year. Anyone who sees it and doesn't laugh should check their pulse. |
| Indie Movies OnlineKimberly GadetteAlong with the 2 leads, akin to a funnier Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin, the cast of zanies brings a pantry full of outrageous ingredients to flavor the whole. If we promise to misbehave, can we come back for dessert? |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThis is a good movie that could have been terrific if it had being more single-minded. Millions will like it; few will love it. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...the rare remake that is as good as the original. Only I wasn't all that hot on the original. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesA perfect example of the modern comedy mill gone wrong, a prolonged muddle whose plot, specific situations, and improvised quips never line up. |