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Sunday, February 13, 2011

CEDAR RAPIDS - MOVIE REVIEW

Still from Cedar Springs

Miguel Arteta, the Director who has brought us genius in titles like Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl and Youth in Revolt, consistently brings out the best in his Actors and truly Cedar Rapids is no exception to his track record.

Tim (Ed Helms) is a tightly-wound and goofy Insurance Salesman who is sent to represent his company, BrownStar Insurance, at an annual Awards Convention held in Cedar Springs, Iowa. His employer has won the prestifious Double Diamond Award three years consecutively. Under the gun from his Boss Bill (Stephen Root) to nab the Award again, Tim is on a mission to persuade Association President Olgen (Kurtwood Smith) that his company is deserving of the win.

Paired with some veteran Insurance Salesmen in his Hotel Room as Roommates, potty-mouthed Dean (John C. Reilly) and Straight Man Ronald (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), we soon find Tim breaking out of his shell, while befriending the flirtatious Joan (Anne Heche). Together, the four of them venture on some wild times, but will Tim's unleashed antics cost his company the coveted Double Diamond Award?

SPECIAL THANKS

Mr. Will-W. would like to thank Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, EMI, Alliance Films, 20th Century Fox Canada, Fox Searchlight Canada, Allied Integrated Marketing, Touchwood PR, D Films, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Canada and Warner Bros. Canada for their continued generosity. With their assistance, he is able to provide you with the latest and greatest in Music and Film.

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