I personally find watching comedy films somewhat cathartic. Most everytime a genuinely funny one comes along, I would mark my calendar for a weekend date when I can catch a screening.”Dinner for Schmucks looks like a laugh-out-loud trip that will veer me away from the stress of the workplace even for at least 90 minutes or so.

Dinner for Schmucks is actually a remake of the 1988 French film ‘The Dinner Game.’ Quoting IMDB, it is about a rising executive (Paul Rudd) who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Steve Carell), for his boss’s monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon. After watching the hilarious trailer, I simply can’t miss it. What’s more, the director is Jay Roach who helmed “Meet the Parents”, “Meet the Fockers” and all of “Austin Powers”.

Check out the HD trailer below:

video courtesy of YouTube/hollywoodstreams

Some people say that remaking the original is an outright pillaging of a classic, moreso that it was done in an hysterically funny and commercial way. I don’t mind. As long as it makes me laugh a lot, I’ve already gotten back the value of the ticket price fair and square.

The movie opens in the US on July 30. It should follow here in the Philippines by mid-August.

Dinner for Schmucks is from Paramount Pictures, Dreamworks SKG and Spyglass Entertainment. Directed by Jay Roach with screenplay co-written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. It stars Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, Bruce Greenwood, and Zach Galifianakis.