"Sometimes I feel like you're really taking me for an imbecile."

The Dinner Game (1998)
Directed by Francis Veber, rated PG-13, 80 minutes

The Dinner Game is a quick paced French comedy about a group of upper class friends who have dinners where they all invite the dumbest guy they can find. However, on the night of the dinner things go awry and one inviter is stuck all night with his "idiot." Jaques Villeret is perfect as the unwitting dolt as he keeps his frustratingly stupid character likable, and writer-director Francis Veber manages to prevent the the story from becoming predictable, providing plenty of twists and turns. The Dinner Game is only 80 minutes, but it's packed with memorable bits and laugh out loud scenes, and if you like films where nothing seems to go right - this is as good as it gets. You'll like it if: You like French comedies, slapstick comedies, Dumb & Dumber, The Ladykillers or Amelie.