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Peter Abrams (Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder), Barry Katz (TV movie: Humor Me), Robert L. Levy (Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder), Andrew Panay (Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder), Joe Simpson (Jessica’s Dad), Brian Volk-Weiss (TV movie: Dane Cook – Vicious Circle)
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If you’re wondering why they titled it Employee of the Month . . . well, all we can say is that calling it Movie of the Month – definitely NOT an option!
This movie is hyping up the fact that it was produced by the same guys that brought us Wedding Crashers. It’s possible the hype might be a diversion to keep us from noticing the movie is also produced by Jessica Simpson’s father, Joe Simpson. Now that we know, it does go a long way to explain why this movie is such a disaster. Zack (Dane Cook) is a slacker and Vince (Dax Shepard) is an over achiever that work together at a super store like Costco. Amy (Jessica Simpson) is a cashier at the store that is rumored to only date Employees of the Month. When Zack and Vince find this out, it becomes a lame game of who can win the next employee of the month and get Amy’s attention. Unfortunately, after sitting through this movie, the audience seems more concerned about making a made rush for the exits then caring at all of either guys gets the girl.
Dane Cook is definitely a likable guy and a successful comedian. His movie Employee of the Month, though . . . only SLIGHTLY funnier than the Fandango commercials. It’s just very sad, so much so that you might find yourself wanting to send Dane a fruit basket or something because you feel so bad for him. The bad acting was expected – Dax Shepard and Jessica Simpson, come on! And a silly, sort of ridiculous story – fine! But with the comedic power of Dane Cook, Andy Dick, and Harland Williams, it’s hard to believe that they didn’t manage to squeeze out a single laugh-out-loud line between them. They didn’t. There’s a few chuckles, but it’s just too toned down, too reserved, too cutesy to have any hope of being funny.
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