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38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumSweetness makes the raunch in this honestly funny movie even funnier.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertCedar Rapids has something of the same spirit of "Fargo" in its approach to the earnest natures of its small-towners.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIt helps that Reilly is the opposite of a slob-comic. With his hangdog melancholy, he makes even the nonstop cunnilingus allusions poignant-the product of emotional longing.
- It's not exactly "The Hangover," but the dialogue and situations often get distinctly gamey.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearThe movie just ping-pongs between empathetic chuckles at Helms's charming social awkwardness and putting him through a raunchfest ringer.
- 60Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesHelms's screen persona-the stiff-necked nerd who triumphs through sheer doggedness-is heavily reminiscent of Harold Lloyd's, though Lloyd was handsome and endearing enough to succeed as a romantic lead.
- 50MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekIt's a movie that needs to look down its nose for its laughs, which generally isn't the best place to find them.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA mild comedy of embarrassment.