Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jul 31, 2023 2.5/4

Phil Johnston’s screenplay has just enough heart to surpass its unabashed stereotypes and become a mildly effective comedy.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Aug 9, 2022

They don't let a joke go by without taking advantage of it and batting it with underhanded grace. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 5, 2020 3.5/4.0

Giving her best performance in quite some time, Anne Heche is simply magnificent.

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Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Aug 11, 2020 B-

This is a well-made, imperfect kind of movie, containing a lot of laughs and heart despite its weaknesses.

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Felicia Feaster Charleston City Paper Jan 21, 2020

Cedar Rapids gains points for mixing up its very, very rude comedy with a real sense of purpose.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News May 8, 2019 B-

A slightly uneven comedy with enough laughs to overcome the lulls.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 30, 2018

Isn't a blazingly original comedy, but it has such a nice, tender-hearted feel to it I was won over and charmed.

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Kiko Martinez San Antonio Current Jan 29, 2018 B

Ed Helms delivers some dialed-down, hilarious moments that never feel like second-rate gags.

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Sean Burns Philadelphia Weekly May 3, 2015

Not as funny as it seems to think it is, but there are considerable pleasures to be found around the margins.

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Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Sep 16, 2013 3.5/5

a fun little movie that really strikes a balance between comfortable friendliness and crazy silliness

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Violet Lucca Film Comment Magazine Jun 28, 2013

The risks Cedar Rapids takes may not always pay off, but as a general rule, I would advise spending 86 minutes of your life with the movie rather than the city itself.

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Matt Looker TheShiznit.co.uk Sep 27, 2012 3/5

While this isn't destined to be remembered as a great standout comedy ... it is still guaranteed to provide a few giggles and knee-slaps.

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Jeff Beck Examiner.com Sep 21, 2012 2/4

With "Cedar Rapids," the filmmakers seem to put too much faith in their material, thinking that it would be funny enough to carry the whole film without them having to put too much thought into the story. Sadly, they were quite mistaken.

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James Plath Movie Metropolis May 4, 2012 7/10

You've already heard what Cedar Rapids has to say, but the ensemble cast does a good job of going over the same ground so that you don't mind covering it with them.

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Simon Miraudo Quickflix Jan 17, 2012 3.5/5

The cast is inherently likable, and the comedy is pleasantly sweet-natured (even if crack pipes, c-bombs and references to The Wire abound).

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Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) Nov 5, 2011 A-

... I wanted to spend more time with these characters ...

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Mike Barnard Future Movies UK Sep 24, 2011 6/10

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Neil Pond American Profile Sep 9, 2011 3/5

There's a restraint and sweetness to the raunch that keeps it below the threshold of certain other R-rated comedies about away-from-home shenanigans gone bawdily awry.

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Simon Reynolds Digital Spy Jul 14, 2011 4/5

The supporting cast are uniformly excellent too, particular Reilly, whose blow-hard Deanzie gradually reveals a softer, empathetic side.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Jun 28, 2011 B-

Hopelessly benign but still boisterous enough to deliver a mild buzz.

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