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February 11, 2011
At the Movies: Ed Helms comes of age in ‘Cedar Rapids'
By JAKE COYLE
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
“Cedar Rapids” begins very much like an Alexander Payne Midwestern comedy is expected to: with an afternoon sex romp and Sigourney Weaver exhorting her companion to “Bring it!”
| CEDAR RAPIDS |
 Director: Miguel Arteta Cast: Ed Helms, Sigourney Weaver, Thomas Lennon, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., John C. Reilly, Stephen Root Rating: R Running time: 87 minutes |
Her caller is the woefully earnest Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) who when Weaver's character Macy — Tim's former 7th grade teacher — tells him that they're just “having a good time,” he sincerely corrects her: “No, we're having the best time.”
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