I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
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... View MoreI wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
... View MoreLet me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
... View MoreA lot of the reviewers for this movie wrote that it was "not a very good movie but..." A lot of the reviewers wanted to like this movie, as did I. A number of them even said it was a clean family movie. However, by trying to be a "clean" movie that kids could watch, with a strange "sappy" ending that just didn't fit (at all), and being a believable drama about midlife crisis, failed marriage, workplace violence, and corporate ethics, they ended up with a movie that often seemed far too tedious for young viewers, and not genuine for older viewers; in trying to appeal to everyone, they missed the mark to appeal to anyone. Which is why I think most reviews stop short of saying they simply didn't like this movie, and say it was easily forgotten only seconds after turning it off. It had potential, and Tim Allen is an amicable actor to watch. But he's had far better films to his credit.
... View MoreJoe Somebody (2001): Dir: John Pasquin / Cast: Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, James Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Hayden Panettiere: Many viewers may relate to Joe's situation. It addresses the importance of people as individuals. Tim Allen stars as an advertising executive who takes his daughter to work with him only to discover that the company bully took his parking space. When he confronts the issue he is assaulted right in front of his daughter and co-workers. The bully is suspended but Allen is unable to face work again. His boss fears a lawsuit so he assigns Julie Bowen to bring him back. She wishes to get out of her job and become a guidance counselor. He decides to meet the bully again and is trained by a former stunt person. Setup works but it never avoids formula and its ending is too obvious. Third collaboration between director John Pasquin and Allen who previously made the inventive The Santa Clause and the inexcusable Jungle 2 Jungle. Allen holds his own right up until the predictable outcome. Bowen is flat as a potential romantic prop. James Belushi as the stunt person had potential but needs better material than this. Patrick Warburton plays the ever familiar low IQ office bully. Hayden Panettiere plays Joe's daughter and the role is predictable drivel. Strong theme of self worth and violence. Too bad the screenwriter didn't train as hard as Joe. Score: 4 ½ / 10
... View MoreSo our hero is just too honourable to fight...The baddie gets off free, (he'll think about forgiveness later...) all ends with sweetness and light, and the unicorns exchange nuzzles and kisses......Welcome to Wussville, population - USA.Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan - at least the Roman Empire went down fighting,the USA gets Tim Allen brushing away a (manly) tear.So this guy goes into a biker bar and gets thrown out on his rear end. He goes to Japan and studies three years with the best karate expert in the world - by the end he can break paving slabs with his bare hands. So one night he strolls back into the biker bar - and this time he gets hurt so bad they throw him out right across the street. As he lies there in the blood and mucous - he reaches out and breaks a paving slab with his bare hands....Worst movie ever - thanks Hollywood.
... View MoreI have the distinct impression that this film was the victim of studio-dictated edits. A terrific premise - someone who suddenly seems to earn the respect of his peers by trying to become the type of person he believes others want him to be rather than simply being himself - that was not fully realized. There is good casting and there are characters I wanted to know more about, but there were too many loose ends and too many questions left un-answered. The Director - John Pasquin - has shown in previous efforts like "The Santa Clause" and "Jungle 2 Jungle" for Disney that he is capable of helming a good story. Therefore, I have to assume the Studio folks at Fox decided to make some cuts for running time.More background for Tim Allen's character would have helped us to understand why Joe is the kind of person he is, and possibly why the marriage failed. There was exposition that both Joe and his ex (Kelly Lynch) still have deep feelings for each other, and that a reunion of sorts might be in the offing. Joe's ex-wife is shown expressing greater and greater interest in his new personae, and we are led to believe that there will be some kind of emotional showdown eventually between Joe, his ex, and his new love interest. That plot line is just suddenly dropped, and in the end the ex-wife is sitting in a theater with her former husband and his girlfriend (Julie Bowen), and everything is just peachy keen. Huh? Didn't Joe give his ex-wife grief over kissing her new boyfriend in front of him, but thirty minutes later it's just fine for him to be doing the exact same thing? There was no satisfying resolution to their relationship situation, aside from the daughter (Natalie Scheffer) warning her mother not to be too quick to break her father's heart again. There had to have been some scenes shot where these characters find some way to work out their relationships, but if this was done, they were left on the cutting room floor and we are left with unanswered questions.There was also no satisfaction in seeing Joe's boss, or the company as a whole, receive some comeuppance as a result of an obviously flawed, and certainly illegal, human resources policies. Was Greg Germann's character at least fired by the company, and Joe's work ethic rewarded with a real position in the company? Did Joe continue to work for this company, or seek his fortunes elsewhere? Did the co-workers who embraced Joe before the fight day come to understand his choice, and decide that he is still an "Ok guy", or did the entire office drop him like a bad habit? Maybe a "Directors Cut" will answer these and many other questions.Also, if Jim Belushi's character was intended as a partial-parody of Steven Seagal (as it would seem), then don't hold back - bring on the barbs! Belushi's character was great, but it needed fleshing out as well as more screen time. Where did this guy come from? Former military? Did he only work in action films, or did he have another career before retreating to his storefront Dojo? He suddenly shows up in the daughter's play at the end, but we are left to wonder how and why.While overall this is a fun movie to watch, it could have been a better film in the end with even an additional fifteen minutes of story to clarify plot lines and character development.
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