Cedar Rapids

Sheltered insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) gets sent to the big city (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) to represent his company at the big (regional) insurance convention, heart warming amusement ensues. Cedar Rapids is funny, but in a post-Judd Apatow manchild coming out of his shell kind of way. Ed Helms, in a rare lead role, carries the film, but he's backed by an excellent supporting cast. With stand out performances from John C. Reilly, Alia Shawkat, and Anne Heche (no, really). Considering the improv background of many of the cast, I'm willing to bet that the home video release of Cedar Rapids will either contain an extended cut of the film or a bevy of outtakes and alternate scenes.

Rating: 74%

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