Dinner for Schmucks (Jay Roach)

On the surface, nothing about this movie appealed to me, from the title to the stars. However, we had a couple of under-25s around, an un-air-conditioned home in early August, and assurances from A. O. Scott (NYTimes) that it was a passable comedy in which "nearly every scene...draws laughter from an impressively eclectic array of sources, both obvious and new." Sounded good enough for our purposes.

We were led astray! Let me be clear: do not waste your money or your time. If you need an air-conditioned spot for a couple of hours, pile into your car, get stuck on I-95, and listen to commercial radio. It won't be any more excruciatingly boring--and it will be a lot cheaper.

Avoid.