Fine, fine. The fish out of water is a comedic archetype for a reason: it often works. Does it work here? Well, ask yourself this question: do you find the concept of a guy who lives in Brown Valley, Wisconsin and works for Brown Star Insurance amusing? If so, Cedar Rapids is for you.
Me, well, I didn’t laugh at that or any other joke in the movie. It wasn’t that Ed Helms is a poor comedic actor or that the story didn’t flow. It’s just that the jokes didn’t work for me. I found Cedar Rapids to be genial company on a long flight in coach, but that was all.
