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SUNDANCE REVIEW: Cedar Rapids

2:03 PM PST 1/24/2011 by David Rooney

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.

Set during an insurance sales convention in the Iowa burg of the title, Miguel Arteta's new film also has some of the flavor of Alexander Payne's Midwestern comedies.

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