A "Rapid" Comedy (boom-boom)

Maybe it was just because “Dinner with Schmucks” had substantially lowered the comedy bar, but I really enjoyed “Cedar Rapids”. It’s a real indie comedy, but then I enjoy stuff like “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Adventureland”, so it’s right up my street.

I think Ed Helms is a great comic actor and the roles he plays, from “The Hangover” to “The US Office”, are always versatile. Unlike watching some comedians, where you always see the ‘actor’ (see Vince Vaughn), when you watch Helms you always believe in his character.

John C Reilly is consistent as always, this time playing a more grown up (yet equally immature) variation of his character from “Step Brothers”. And my favourite in joke is Isiah Whitlock Jr’s character constantly referencing “The HBO series The Wire”, in which he had played the character of Clay Davis.

There were some good supporting performances from the always entertaining Stephen Root and the legendary Sigourney Weaver. It was also good to see Alia Shawkat or “Arrested Development” fame again, as I can’t stress enough how much that series was pure comedy gold that should never have been cancelled.

All-in-all, an enjoyable indie romp. Way better than “Dinner with Schmucks”.