In his various "Beavis and Butt-Head" projects and "Office Space," Mike Judge has proved himself a keen-eyed observer of the ascendancy of mediocrity. Perhaps the incisive satire cuts too close to home, with its dystopian vision of a world peopled by inarticulate, TV-addicted dolts who eagerly throw themselves under any and every set of corporate wheels that steamroll toward them. "Idiocracy" is hardly flawless; much like "Office Space," it delivers a socko premise but can't quite sustain the edge, lapsing into formulaic storytelling that dulls the payoff.

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