BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

fionduffield Yes it's basic in the American way, they knock out theses movies almost every year. But Dane Cook is ok and Jesica Simpson is not terrible. Its more the support cast that make this enjoyable, mostly Dax Shepard & Efren Ramirez seens together that put a real smile on my face

gennottiwow Clever funny and accurate if you worked in retail at any capacity .

dinosorensen Enjoyable even if not "super original". Just well done.Shows better development of relationships in the dating scene than most movies.Did notice one hidden thing: The store manager is Glen Gary. His brother is the owner, Glen Ross.This is a tip of the hat to the movie, "Glen Gary, Glen Ross", a realistic and great movie. Notice that the brothers share the same first name but have different last names? I'd watch it again. I liked the way they treated Jessica Simpson, as someone with intelligence. She also is portrayed as a real girl, who can forgive weaknesses and appreciates growth.This is kind of like "Columbo", the series about the detective who finds the minutest of details, foiling the best laid plans of mice and men. Like "Columbo", little things thicken beyond our control and can really mess up someone's plot.

Steve Pulaski There is a scene in Employee of the Month where you can see the name of the store (Super Club) in the background while simultaneously see a cart that says "Cosco Wholesale" clear as day. It's one of the biggest errors in film I've seen yet. It ranks up with the giant continuity diner scene in Gone Fishin'. Aside from that, Employee of the Month is a funny and light-hearted comedy that isn't as bad as others say it is.Dane Cook was never on my list of favorites. I never was too fond of him during his stand-up routines or his movies all together. Putting this in was definitely an odd move by me. Even though Dane Cook isn't really funny in his stand-up, he proved to pull off a good slacker in Employee of the Month. Plus he had a great band of sidekicks including Andy Dick (the second best person in this movie.) Zack (Cook) is a box boy at a local Super Club store. He is an underachieving slacker who doesn't shoot for anything but passable. Until Amy (Simpson), the new employee, begins to work at the store Zack begins to jump all over her when he learns she'll date the next employee of the month.While it shouldn't be too hard to work a bit harder at his job, Zack is known to have recurring fights with Vince (Shepard), a high profile cashier at the store as well. He wants to win Amy's heart as well, and being a much more experienced worker than Zack is obvious because of his seventeen employee of the month awards. Zack and Vince are now out to see who will earn Amy's heart.My favorite character in the film is without a doubt Marcello Thedford (Semi). For some reason, from the second he walked into frame in this film his charm, wit, and cheery nature completely made me want more of him. Same with Andy Dick's character (Lon). Both of those characters at some points where more interesting than Cook and Shepard's characters.Though besides Dick and Thedford having memorable performances, that doesn't excuse this movie for being cliché stock comedy material. We all know how it's going to end. I won't say, but you can probably guess. Very few comedies feel the need to step out of the predictable line, and just follow the steps to be a so-so, could've been better comedy.Jessica Simpson's performance was nice, Cook's was enjoyable, Shepard's was amusing, but Thedford and Dick stole the show. There isn't a whole lot new or fresh with Employee of the Month, but its enjoyable. It has a Career Opportunities feel with it being shot almost entirely in a store which is a setting I've always loved in movies, and it has some interesting one liners dropped. Overall, it's okay.Starring: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Andy Dick, and Marcello Thedford. Directed by: Greg Coolidge.