{"product_id":"dinner-for-schmucks-new-dvd","title":"Dinner for Schmucks  (New DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Carell, whose gift for playing dumb yet remaining sympathetic is unparalleled, and the astoundingly likable Paul Rudd make an excellent comedy team in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDinner for Schmucks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Tim (Rudd, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Love You, Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) gets invited to take part in a game his boss plays every year: each of his executives has to bring a perfect idiot to dinner; the biggest loser wins an award and the executive who brought him gets a promotion. Tim's girlfriend thinks the idea is appalling, and Tim reluctantly agrees--until he literally runs into Barry (Carell), an obtuse IRS agent who makes dioramas with stuffed dead mice. Barry is so perfect for the game that Tim can't resist inviting him to dinner--but by inviting Barry into his life, Tim loses control of everything he wants as Barry's bumbling attempts to help go hopelessly awry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDinner for Schmucks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has its share of broad slapstick, but what may surprise some viewers is the mix of verbal wit and elegant visual jokes (some of Barry's dioramas are both funny and truly beautiful). The movie's farcical formula is familiar and threadbare, but Rudd and Carell give it genuine heart as well as humor and the supporting performances from Jemaine Clement (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEagle vs. Shark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Zach Galifianakis (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hangover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and Kristin Schaal (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlight of the Conchords\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) are all deliriously funny. A loose but honorable remake of the French comedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Dinner Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--Bret Fetzer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon-Eric","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58351986704687,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/7228\/1160\/files\/81JB-WAUfGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1787182619","url":"https:\/\/madworldrecordstx.com\/products\/dinner-for-schmucks-new-dvd","provider":"Mad World Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}