trailer break: ‘Flipped’
Looks cute enough, and it’s from director Rob Reiner…
Looks cute enough, and it’s from director Rob Reiner…
The title of *Dinner for Schmucks* has prompted some debate among a few friends of mine, who are astonished that the studio is actually using that word in their title…
It’s not so much *Dinner for Schmucks* as it is *Waiting for Dinner for Schmucks.* You know, like *Waiting for Godot,* only in reverse. Because the schmucks start showing up right as the damn movie starts, and they never go away.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Why, Bruce Greenwood, why?! And Ron Livingston? Why? Oh, wait, now I get it: The schmucks are the kiss-ass employees who actually go along with this assholery. The big boss is in fact looking for someone to stand up to him, to not be a schmuck. Or … more…