Review of Employee of the Month (2006) by Raaj C — 24 Dec 2013

This has got to be the dumbest sounding film ever and believed it or not...it is incredibly dumb. Employee of the Month is not the definite film of all time, but it is certainly is a bad movie. It is not well written, not well acted, it is just not well.

So what is Employee of the Month about? Well, it is about a man named Zack Bradley, played by Dane Cook. He is a box boy at a local supermarket named Super Club...pretty much ripping of off BJ's, but with crappy products. He isn't the most popular because he and month his friends are complete slacking rejects. He also likes to play pranks on the store's head cashier, Vince Downey, played by Dax Shepard. Vince normally picks Zack for being completely lazy with his work. Then Zack encounters a change of heart when a new cashier named Amy Renfro, played by Jessica Simpson (?), joins the BJ's clone. Zack undergoes that phase of a good looking guy that doesn't have a care in the world sees love at the first sight...yeah this is becoming cheesy suburban fairytale, but without most of the fairytale aspects.

Zack tries so hard to get her attention, but Vince also wants a piece of Amy as well. So the race is on to see who can win the Employee of the Month award. If that person wins, they get to keep their job and AMY!

Okay, you maybe wondering (or not, depending on your point of view) that this IS the dumbest thing to watch and it is. It is not funny, the writing is a completely BAD joke, and gives the conception that Dane Cook is likable. Ok, there are maybe a couple of laughs, but they get forgotten anyway. There were also some pretty touchy scenes as well...even if it is corny as hell. To be far, Dax and his assistant do make a funny line once in a while. I think the film should have been centered on these two. They were the funniest part of the entire movie! Jessica Simpson is just average brood that makes such a generic performance. I think she, Tara Reid, and Kirsten Stewart went to the same acting school.

So, is it a bad movie? Yes, of course it is. The film is not funny, the performances and writing is beyond lazy, over the top, and forgettable. The only likable moments are the touchy ones and the scenes with Dax and his assistant. My advice, don't see this movie. It is just not worth your time. I am going to give this film a 1/5 stars.