An uproarious odd-couple remake of Francis Veber's hit French farce "The Dinner Game." The setup is simple: Find a schmuck, bring him to dinner. The guy with the biggest idiot wins. (Also, no mimes.

“Dinner for Schmucks” may have officially been based on the French film “The Dinner Game,” but when I first heard about the plot, I immediately thought of “Dogfight.” The 1991 drama, directed by Nancy ...

There's a lot less bite in "Dinner for Schmucks" than there was in the classic French farce that was its inspiration. Whereas "The Dinner Game" ("Le Diner de Cons") from celebrated writer-director ...

At “Dinner for Schmucks,” giggles are on the menu. It’s certainly more funny, and less juvenile and mean, than the previews and premise indicate. But while it sends a final message about the cruelty ...

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Andy Klein of Brand X critique the week’s new film releases including Charlie St. Cloud, Dinner For Schmucks, Get Low, and Hugh ...

In his first executive meeting at the Beverly Hills equity firm where he works, junior analyst Tim (Paul Rudd) sizes up the others sitting at the long table, and they toss quick knives back. They ...

Steve Carell and Paul Rudd made for a hilariously boneheaded duo in comedy classic Anchorman, and director Jay Roach is hoping that lightning will strike twice when the pair are back together for ...

In Steve Carell’s first few episodes of the American version of The Office, his character, Michael Scott, hewed closely to the template created by the series’ British mastermind, Ricky Gervais. Scott, ...

Dinner for Schmucks is really good at being stupid, and that’s meant as a compliment; in its best moments, this cruel, slapdash farce achieves a sort of inspired idiocy. Based on a decade-old French ...

I laughed A LOT during “Dinner for Schmucks,” as did the friend I saw it with. As did seemingly most of the press at the screening I attended (and I’m sure some are lying about it in their reviews).

Steve Carell might not be the funniest man in America. But he's unquestionably the most popular, and he does some of his best big-screen work ever in "Dinner for Schmucks." A rare Hollywood adaptation ...