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DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS - REVIEW

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Something of a classic in France, the "original" Dinner For Schmucks, Francis Veber's Le Diner De Cons , was, it must be said, overrated to begin with. French to US film adaptations are never a great success but occasionally you do get something that's at the very least about as decent as the original ( Three Fugitives , Father's Day ). And although Diner De Cons did the job, there was definitely room for improvement. And to be fair, Dinner For Schmucks does really well to fix some of the original's flaws. For one thing, you actually get to SEE the titular dinner! And it is gloriously ridiculous. Plus, whereas the original felt a bit too stagy and claustrophobic, Schmucks is on a sugar rush and never stops for a second. Which is also its main flaw, but we'll get to that. In terms of the cast, this is as good as a comedy of that type can hope for: Rudd, Galifianakis, Carell, Clement, Walliams... Everyone has a ball and everyone does a gre