![]() ![]() ![]() Tim (Paul Rudd) is looking for the ever elusive promotion which would take him to the echelons of the highest management in his office. The constantly shifting focus of the film doesn't allow it to realize the full potential of the concept resulting in a movie that has quite a few amusing individual moments but the sum of those moments never seems to add up to something utterly satisfying. In the middle of all this like any other comedy, the movie tries to place an emotional device that offers redemption to the characters that might have been less than likable in the eyes of the audience before. The movie starts off somewhat with a tinge of dark humor which might lead you to believe that something interesting is in store for you but half-way through and the movie is happy to relapse into the usual comedy shtick of slapstick gags. The problem with the Hollywood remake is director Jay Roach's (Austin Powers Trilogy, Meet the Parents) inability to decide on the right tone for the movie. In the original movie things were goofy & lively, plus there were plenty of slapstick jokes but the humor was also edgy & downright mean in parts. ![]() 'Dinner for Schmucks' is the official Hollywood remake of the French comedy, 'The Dinner Game / Le Diner de Cons', which has been unofficially remade in India twice once in Hindi as 'Bheja Fry' (2007) and the other in Malayalam as 'April Fool' (2010). ![]()
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