Another Fizzling Star

Now I know I said at the beginning that this blog was going to be about funny movies and the classics...but there's A LOT of comedies out there that really ARE NOT funny that deserved to be blogged about.

I also know that most people would never call Dane Cook a star when it comes to the silver screen, but in the stand-up world (up until about 2 years ago) he was a God. 

This week's movie is Employee of the Month.  Going in, I really didn't have all that high of expectations, and by the end of the film, I was super glad that I didn't.  It would have been a gigantic letdown. 

Dane Cook plays the lead character-I'm pretty sure anyone could have told you that Cook would never amount to a fantastic actor.  Especially in a movie rated PG-13.  The only thing that really made his stand-up routines funny was his strange way of making real-life situations extremely vulgar (I'm not saying I wasn't a fan). This was his first real test at starring in a motion picture, and it's safe to say he failed...miserably.  The worst part about it is, he was still hired to take the lead role in other films too.  Good Luck Chuck?  My Best Friend's Girl?  C'mon!

 The supporting cast blows-I have to say, I was pretty excited to see Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite to make an appearance in another movie, and he didn't do a horrible job in this one.  But Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard on the other hand.  Wow!  Train Wreck!  Apparently Shepard performed well enough in Without a Paddle to actually emerge in another movie.  Of course, his acting skills really did grow on the hidden camera show, Punk'd (*sarcasm*).  Do I really have to say anything about Jessica Simpson?  Bottom line, hiring two people who made it big because of anything but being in the film industry is a HUGE mistake.

Hopefully I have something better to report on for you next week folks.