Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS (2011) - Feb. 18, 2011
An enjoyable comedy about a naive insurance salesman who leaves his small town for the first time to go to a convention.  Well directed by Miguel Arteta, though not as good as his last film, Youth in Revolt.  The film was fairly low-key; what really sold it was the real sense of comraderie between the four leads (Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.).  Helms, in particular, was quite good, and made for a very likable lead.  Reilly was also quite funny, and stole most of the scenes he was in.  ***