Movie 14 was Dinner for Schmucks. Dinner for Schmucks seems to me like a cash-in kind of movie with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd both playing character types that they seem to be cast in to a lot. Steve is a crazy kind of dumb guy and Paul plays a dude that's in love and does silly things like sing and punch weak. This movie is about Paul's character finally getting an opportunity to get his promotion and he has to impress his bosses by bringing an idiot to a special dinner they have to make fun of said idiots. His fiance who he can't get to say yes to his marriage proposals has a huge problem with this so he gives up, until he hits Steve's character and has an idiot fall right in to his lap. Hilarity ensues. Kind of. All of the jokes felt a little "been-there-done-that" to me. There was a couple of laughs to be had but nothing was really special or stood out or seemed like it was very heavily influenced from another movie, especially the artist guy. He seems ripped right out of Forgetting Sarah Marshal but with minor tweaks made. Really the coolest part of the movie is the little mouse dioramas that Steve's character likes to make. Not a bad way to spend a date but otherwise don't go out of your way to watch this.
3.2 Jesus mice out of 5
Lizz says, "I guess it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be but I still laughed."
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