Cedar Rapids
Starring: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock Jr
Director: Miguel Arteta
Rating: 1/5
I’m sorry but I fail to see what all the fuss surrounding this movie was about - it really was truly awful’ which is a surprise given the cast that had been brought together.
To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Helms), "naïve" is a gross understatement. He's never left his small hometown. He's never stayed at a hotel. And he's never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries.
For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.
The major problem with this movie is nothing really happens, it is really boring, not to mention not very funny - humour sort of being essential in a comedy film.
Unfortunately the script is just really weak with uninteresting characters that you couldn’t really give two hoots about.
A cast that includes Ed Helms, Anne Heche and Jon C.Reilly could have been laugh out loud funny but the weak script does little to show the comic talent of these three funny actors - which is a real shame.
The film never really decides whether it wants to be an R rated comedy or something a little sweeter with more heart - and because it can never really decides which camp it wants to fall into it misses the mark on both counts.
The Cedar Rapids movie promised to be one of the most original comedies of the year - sadly it turned out to be a bit of a dud with left me wondering where all the laughs were!
Cedar Rapids is out on DVD & Blu-Ray now
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