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Employee Of The Month (Blu-ray)

 

Picture: B-     Sound: B-     Extras: C     Film: C

 

 

The first rip-off of the overrated 40-Year-Old Virgin is Greg Coolidge’s Employee Of The Month (2006) with Dane Cook trying to become the next big comedy star, playing a sort of clean-up version of the typical goof.  He falls for new cashier Amy (Jessica Simpson) and that should be it, except that she will only date the guy who holds the title status in the store.  That title is held by Vince (Dax Shepard) who is also highly interested.

 

Of course, believing either guy would put forth this much energy for Jessica Simpson seems pathetic, especially when we never believe she is this other woman.  The result is what feels too often like a bad TV movie trying to be The 40-Year-Old Virgin.  Nobody here is really very interesting, though this might have had some potential if the humor in the screenplay co-written by Coolidge, Don Calame and Chris Conroy tried to be more original and actually funny.  Harlan Williams and Andy Dick even turns up, which makes it seem all the more desperate.

 

The 1080p 1.85 X 1 digital High Definition image is lacking some detail, can be harsh, and has phony colors trying to further imitate the phony colors of the mall look.  Cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond, A.S.C., B.S.C., tries too hard and/or just was trying to be too commercial, but he has done masterful work otherwise.  The DTS HD 96/24 5.1 mix Lionsgate has been adding to their Blu-ray releases, but it has limits in the scope of its surrounds and is partly held back by its dialogue-based approach.  Extras include three featurettes, ad-libs, bloopers, deleted scenes, two audio commentaries (one with Cook, the other with Coolidge) and goofing around on the set.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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