I've heard it been said that comedy is just non sequiturs. Clearly, that's all the writers of "Dinner for Schmucks" think about comedy as well.
The movie appears to have been made for the sole purpose of laughing at one-liners and non sequiturs. And yes, I did laugh, but where was the wit, or smart humour, or multi-layered jokes? I was expecting more, but they didn't give me more. Well, let me rephrase that, I was expecting more intelligence to the comedy, but all they gave me that was extra was a romantic comedy story-line. With great leads like Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, they could have, and should have, gone more off-road.
If you're just looking for a mindless comedy, then "Dinner for Schmucks" certainly fits the bill. As far as mindless comedies go, it's actually a pretty decent one. It is funny and you will laugh, a lot. I was just hoping that it was time that comedies would go further and give us more.
The movie appears to have been made for the sole purpose of laughing at one-liners and non sequiturs. And yes, I did laugh, but where was the wit, or smart humour, or multi-layered jokes? I was expecting more, but they didn't give me more. Well, let me rephrase that, I was expecting more intelligence to the comedy, but all they gave me that was extra was a romantic comedy story-line. With great leads like Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, they could have, and should have, gone more off-road.
If you're just looking for a mindless comedy, then "Dinner for Schmucks" certainly fits the bill. As far as mindless comedies go, it's actually a pretty decent one. It is funny and you will laugh, a lot. I was just hoping that it was time that comedies would go further and give us more.
