Cedar Rapids
Dir: Miguel Arteta
2011
***
At first sight it looks like another one of those comedies that we've seen before but it really isn't. It's nice to see a comedy that doesn't try too hard to shock or disgust and one that acknowledges the ordinary-ish guy without resorting to exaggeration. It's not too formulaic and not too predictable and it pretty much gives you what you want. Okay, so it's not exceptional but I appreciated its subtlety. There are no big belly laughs as such but you will probably smile continuously throughout. The comedy underdog of 2011.