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Cedar Rapids

2011

Miguel Arteta

Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock Jr. ...

5.1

2,030

Comedy A comedy about a group of insurance salesmen who use the opportunity to attend an annual convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a way to escape their doleful existence... like Vegas but with corn. Tim Lippe has been living in a small town his whole life and gets a rude awakening when he arrives in the "giant" metropolis of Cedar Rapids. However, his boyish charm and innocence eventually win over his fellow conventioneers, but he becomes ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A sweet comedy with a dirty mind (...) Cedar Rapids has something of the same spirit of 'Fargo' (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"This is a Frank Capra-meets-Judd Apatow comedy (...) The appeal lies primarily in the charismatic performances of this unlikely foursome (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"One of my favorite films of 2011".	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	A modest comedy that springs indecently funny surprises (...) It's also powered by a dream cast, led by the outstanding Helms (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Little things keep "Cedar Rapids" interesting (...) What the film lacks in energy it makes up for in geniality (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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