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Created May 22, 2011 02:12PM PST • Edited May 22, 2011 02:12PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   How to impress your girlfriend and get a promotion? This movie shows us one scheme — find a schmuck and enter a competition for who can show up to dinner with the most pitiful one. With a lineup like Carrel and Paul Rudd, I expected something really great. Instead some potentially really LOL moments were unfortunately subdued by poor execution. Not to say it was a total disaster – you will certainly find yourself laughing at some finer moments: mouse-dolls, Yani like lovers, etc. just a bit disappointing.

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   Carrel was good, but in a completely bad role Paul Rudd does really great as the misguided up and comer, and Zach Galifianakis was darn funny as the animally-magnetized competitor for Stephanie Szostak’s affections

5. Male Stars Good 3.0

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Good 3.0

10. Film

    OK 2.5

    Producer Sacha Baron Cohen couldn’t make a bad script in to a good movie, even with the all-star cast he had at his disposal.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.6

17. Sex Titillating 1.6

18. Violence Fierce 1.6

19. Rudeness Salty 1.6

21. Reality

    Glib 1.9

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.9

23. Biological Glib 1.9

24. Physical Glib 1.9