Cedar Rapids (2011)
Directed by Miguel Arteta
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
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What critics compared Cedar Rapids to
Though not as uproarious as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” director Miguel Arteta’s consistently entertaining white-collar laffer could do for Helms what that film did for Steve Carell, albeit on a much smaller commercial scale.
Ed Helms, taking a break from The Office, channels his fellow sitcom cast-mate Steve Carrell from The 40-Year-Old Virgin here, and comes up with a similar character.
At the very least, it’s not going to make Helms an overnight star like “ The 40-Year-Old Virgin ” did for his fellow “Office” co-star Steve Carell , but while “Cedar Rapids” is never as funny as you might expect, there are just enough laughs scattered throughout its brisk runtime that it's not a complete letdown.
But a more apt comparison is to "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."
PARK CITY -– (Premieres) Ed Helms lands a sturdy showcase for his trademark awkwardness and nerdy charms in "Cedar Rapids," a kind of delayed coming-of-age comedy about a sheltered innocent that in many ways recalls "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," the big-screen breakout of Helms' co-star from "The Office," Steve Carell.
Essentially, he’s Steve Carell from The 40-Year-Old Virgin, except that he sleeps with his seventh-grade teacher (Sigourney Weaver).