I’ve never been a huge Paul Rudd fan. I’ve always seen him as playing a moany, boring monogamist in a dead end job. I’ve always felt that he lacked the spark of wit needed to be a comedic actor and usually got his laughs with a pang of pity in most of his roles to date. Even in Anchorman, I felt he was the least funniest of the newsteam. However, Dinner for Schmucks was a turning point for me and Paul. So he didn’t provide the big laughs, but he gives a great performance and I didn’t find him as depressing as usual! Dinner for Schmucks, based loosely on the film The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons), sees Tim (Rudd) trying to work his way up the corporate ladder by approaching a Swiss entrepreneur (Played by a very bronzed David Walliams) with a niche market for his failing business … There’s more →