Dinner for schmucks is not the clever but nasty French version, it is an American comedy with reasonable comedy value without the really mean character of the original film. I watched this film expecting to hate it. The two main actors in my view are middle of the road to less than funny in every film I have seen them in. In this film Steve Carell is the funniest I have ever seen him. He manages to pull of the comedy that the French film does not. The dialog is clever and the support cast are effective, all playing their part. I laughed a lot, was touched by certain scenes and overall it was a good watch. If you are a film lover who dislikes nastiness in films, and dislikes coming away with that unhappy feeling in your gut, then its possible you will actually like this version of the original. Worth your time.
Review of Dinner for Schmucks
