The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Cedar Rapids
Comedy · 2011
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
Movie details
Cedar Rapids
“Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend.”
2011 Comedy 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Cedar Rapids?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Miguel Arteta
Written by
Phil Johnston
Ed Helms
Tim Lippe
John C. Reilly
Dean Ziegler
Anne Heche
Joan Ostrowski-Fox
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Ronald Wilkes
Stephen Root
Bill Krogstad
Kurtwood Smith
Orin Helgesson
Alia Shawkat
Bree
Court is in session
Put Cedar Rapids on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.