We watched this movie last night on HBO. About thirty minutes in I said to my wife that this movie was not that funny. We stuck with it and in the end were rewarded. The movie itself was not great. The cast however was strong and in the case of Steve Carell and Zak Galifinakas exceptional.
Paul Rudd plays Tim Conrad an ambitous business executive who is trying to get ahead. Looking for a promotion he brings an Swiss client into the business and offered a promotion. Still for the promotion he must take part in a Dinner for Winners. The purpose of this dinner when it becomes apparent is to bring the biggest idiot to supper. Tim's girlfriend a museum curator is against this idea.
Pondering all this Tim runs into, literally, Barry Speck played by Steve Carell. Speck accidentally sabotages his relationship with his girlfriend and his business dinner with his potential client. Still Tim knows that Barry is a good person and develops an affection for him.
In the end everything turns out the way one would like but there are many detours on the way. Galifinakas plays Barry Speck's fellow IRS employee and arch competitor and as in all of his roles is over the top and scene stealing.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, November 29, 2010
Due Date
Saturday evening my wife and I planned to go see the movie Love and Other Drugs. This was our first child free weekend in quite some time so I had promised my wife dinner and a movie like a real couple.
So upon looking at the movie listings we had missed the first showing and saw that the second one would not be showing until 10:00.
Ther are limits to our night out however so on a second look found that Due Date was showing at 9:15. So in the end we went to a movie that was more my speed than with all my good intent the other choice.
The movie was funny. It was crude and vulgar in places. A lot of Fbombs, many drug references and some sexual content though perhaps not what one would expect.
But I laughed. Out loud. Zach Galfinakas ( SIC ) is one of those actors such as Will Ferrell that is funny no matter what he is doing and he made this movie much the same.
Robert Downey Jr. who I cannot recall seeing in many movies was quite good playing a Type A person befuddled by Zack.
You will laugh. You will lose brain cells. You will not get smarter. You will however laugh. I did. Out loud
So upon looking at the movie listings we had missed the first showing and saw that the second one would not be showing until 10:00.
Ther are limits to our night out however so on a second look found that Due Date was showing at 9:15. So in the end we went to a movie that was more my speed than with all my good intent the other choice.
The movie was funny. It was crude and vulgar in places. A lot of Fbombs, many drug references and some sexual content though perhaps not what one would expect.
But I laughed. Out loud. Zach Galfinakas ( SIC ) is one of those actors such as Will Ferrell that is funny no matter what he is doing and he made this movie much the same.
Robert Downey Jr. who I cannot recall seeing in many movies was quite good playing a Type A person befuddled by Zack.
You will laugh. You will lose brain cells. You will not get smarter. You will however laugh. I did. Out loud
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