Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 comedy film starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. The movie is directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers). Dinner also stars Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, Jermaine Clement and Stephanie Szostak.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427152/ The movie is a "loose" remake of the 1998 French comedy The Dinner Game, or Le dîner de Cons.http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/02/entertainment/la-ca-schmucks-20100502 Rudd and Carell have teamed up for several previous comedies, including 2005's The 40 Year Old Virgin and 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/02/entertainment/la-ca-schmucks-20100502

Reviews for Dinner for Schmucks began coming out in the days leading up to the movie's release in U.S. theaters on July 30, 2010. Overall, reviews for the movie were mixed. Peter Debruge of Variety said Dinner was an "uproarious" remake of The Dinner Game.http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/dinnerforschmucks The Hollywood Reporter critic John DeFore noted that while Dinner isn't as "guffaw-rich as previous efforts by the talents involved," it should please fans of Rudd and Carell.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/dinner-for-schmucks-film-review-1004104803.story

Dinner for Schmucks stars Paul Rudd as Tim Conrad - a high-powered business executive gunning for a promotion. When his boss invites him to a monthly dinner party, Conrad agrees enthusiastically. The dinner party is actually a "dinner for idiots" - guests are encouraged to bring the most eccentric, outrageous people they can find to the gathering. When Conrad meets IRS employee Barry Speck (Steve Carell), he decides to bring his new "friend" along to the party. Speck has an unusual hobby - he makes "Mousterpieces" out of dead mice, posing them as works of art (complete with tiny costumes).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FHlvEc3vaE http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/02/entertainment/la-ca-schmucks-20100502

"Though Carell and Rudd are both saddled with characters that just aren't as interesting as many they've played in the past, the movie benefits from having drawn many gifted comedians to supporting roles."— John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporterhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/dinner-for-schmucks-film-review-1004104803.story

"An uproarious odd-couple remake of Francis Veber's hit French farce "The Dinner Game."— Peter Debruge, Varietyhttp://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/dinnerforschmucks

"The cast is effortlessly wittier than the sitcom-grade material they’re supplied with..."— Aaron Hillis, Time Out New Yorkhttp://newyork.timeout.com/articles/film/87630/dinner-for-schmucks-film-review

"Drawing on the leads' screen personas, the film is well cast. With his soft, good looks and pleasant demenaor, Paul Rudd plays the straight man. Steve Carell is also well cast as the loner-loser, the hapless, innocent schmuck who "stumbles" into a humiliation scheme and then turns it around."— Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.comhttp://emanuellevy.com/reviews/details.cfm?id=16019

"Paramount Pictures and director Jay Roach would like to invite you to a dinner they're hosting, at which you are welcome to laugh at these poor jerks. That's a little messed up."— Dan Kois, Village Voicehttp://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-27/film/mental-disability-as-comedy-in-dinner-for-schmucks/

"“Dinner for Schmucks” has a few of the hard laughs that you long for, but it also inspires sustained giggles that build and ebb. There’s a surprising sweetness to the film that rarely crosses the line into sentimentality – just enough so that you can laugh and still feel the film’s heart without feeling manipulated."— Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Finehttp://hollywoodandfine.com/reviews/?p=2590