Joe Somebody (2001) 7/10

Starring : Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch, Greg Germann, Hayden Panettiere, Patrick Warburton, James Belushi
Director : John Pasquin
Running Time : 94 mins

Joe Scheffer (Allen) is a mild-mannered, hard working man who has been looked over for promotion for ten years, but when he is beaten up by work bully Mark McKinney (Warburton) in front of his daughter Natalie (Panettiere) he decides to stop letting people walk all over him and decides to fight McKinney. This change in his personality has a knock on effect which actually seems to improve his standing in his company, and Joe finds himself becoming something of a somebody in his office.

This is actually a well thought out movie which looks at how the laws of the playground more often than not leak into our adult lives. Allen is well suited to the lead role, and plays the put upon employee as well as the show off that he later becomes equally well. Definitely worth checking out – don’t believe the bad reviews.

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