Movie Review: "Cedar Rapids"

Seen on: February 14, 2011

The players: Director: Miguel Arteta, Writer: Phil Johnston, Cast: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kurtwood Smith

Facts of interest: Arteta also directed "Youth in Revolt" and "The Good Girl."

The plot: Ed Helms plays a small-town insurance agent traveling to a big convention in Cedar Rapids, where he experiences a world he never knew existed.

Our thoughts: Miguel Arteta’s “Cedar Rapids” is a wonderful little comedy filled with a lot of heart and big laughs. Penned by Phil Johnston, the film stars popular actor Ed Helms (“The Hangover”) as Tim Lippe, a somewhat stuck-up insurance agent whose first trip to an important insurance convention in Cedar Rapids shows him a side of life he never thought existed. 

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Movie Review: “Youth in Revolt”

Seen on: November 13, 2009

The players: Director: Miguel Arteta, Writer: Gustin Nash, Cast: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis, Ray Liotta, Justin Long

Facts of interest: Miguel Arteta also directed "The Good Girl."

The plot: In order to win over the girl he loves, Nick creates an alter ego that teaches him how to rebel and be a bad boy.

Our thoughts: Every revolution needs a leader, and the guy getting his rebel on big time in theaters this week is Michael Cera, who turns in a superb double performance in Miguel Arteta’s “Youth in Revolt,” a surprisingly amusing comedy about a weirdo willing to do anything to win over the girl of his dreams.

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'Youth in Revolt' pushed back to 2010

If you planned to see Michael Cera's new film "Youth in Revolt" in theaters this October, you will have to wait a little. The Weinstein Co. today moved the film from its Oct. 20, 2009 slot to Jan. 15, 2010.

A Dimension Films rep told Variety "Revolt" will be a good counterprogramming to other titles opening In January. Currently, the Miguel Arteta-directed comedy goes up against "Book of Eli" and "Hoodwinked Too."

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Watch Michael Cera in 'Youth in Revolt' trailer

Michael Cera is at it again in Miguel Arteta's upcoming comedy "Youth in Revolt," and a first trailer for the upcoming film has just debuted online. Check it out after the jump, because it looks intriguing. Flick is the big-screen adaptation of C.D. Payne’s novel of the same title.

"Youth in Revolt" is the irreverent story about the wild adventures of a teenage boy named Nick Twisp, who meets the girl of his dreams while on a family vacation and has to turn his life and the lives of all those around him upside down in order to be with her.

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