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Joe Somebody

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Tim Allen plays Joe, a divorced, corporate everyman whose dead-end personal and professional lives are turned around after the office bully publicly humiliates him in front of Joe's daughter. As Joe trains for a rematch - and gives himself a makeover - he begins an unexpected ascent up the corporate ladder. Eventually, Joe realizes he doesn't need revenge or to become someone else to earn his daughter's respect and win the heart of a co-worker.
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Amiable, but extremely lightweight and predictable.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/24/2010
2/5
Talented actors are wasted on bad script. Go to Full Review
Ben Falk BBC.com 11/11/2002
2/5
The sort of feeble redemption story Hollywood often palms off on the film-going public. Go to Full Review
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune 11/06/2002
2.5/4
Not something to write home about. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/29/2009
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by it. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
3/5
Film Threat 12/06/2005
1.5/5
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Frans B @FransB Aug 14 Fun to watch. Corny, predictable and a bit hum drum, but great entertainment nevertheless. Not meant to be taken seriously, so don't expect a perfectly modelled movie. Light hearted and meant for whole family. Nice for a movie night, pizza and all. Tim Allen knows how to absorb an off beat character, awkwardly but with pizzazz and sass. Witty, funny and sometimes surprisingly spot on real life. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 26 This movie is ****ed up in the brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $22,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Ed R @JustcallmeER 11/04/2024 Tim Allen does it again! His prime years were filled with family fun humor! See more Zachary Jacob S 11/02/2024 Going in with no expectations, I thought the film was just ok. The score was bland. The story was 'alright' but not very unique or character deep. It's a goofy film! Don't go in looking for a deep experience or even peak comedy. The film in more ways than one, is just luke warm. Not terrible, but far from great. I will say though, Tim Allen is easily the best aspect of the film. He carries! See more MIKE H 06/08/2024 This isn’t a movie to be taken seriously by any means. Yes it’s predictable. Yes it’s corny. But it does its job being a feel good family friendly movie with the highlight points being Tim Allen’s classic quirkiness. See more jordan m 10/07/2021 There are some bright points in this movie and some of the Belushi scenes were genuinely funny, but the prevailing opinion I had once it ended was just how incredibly deceitful it seemed. The writer created a 40-something character who is portrayed like he's been a meek man for at least the majority of his adult life and yet treats him as though he has absolutely no experience in conflict aversion, but simultaneously has no effective (healthy or otherwise) coping mechanisms when conflicts do happen. A character like him would never have publicized or bragged about his newfound inability to let things go; the nature of being this type of person in real life is that you bottle up your anger. If he really were going to stew over the parking spot thing he would've done so quietly and then maybe snapped on the guy with no warning, or something less healthy like taking out his anger on someone else, or becoming an alcoholic. He's supposed to have had such a traumatic experience that he's destabilized himself and can't calm down about it until he's gotten his revenge, and yet Tim spends the entire movie in a completely level-headed state and gives away the ending through his lack of negative emotions here. Whatever. It's a brisk watch at under 100 minutes, and Tim does have a peculiar screen presence that holds one's attention enough that you can't really hate the movie at the end of the day. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tim Allen plays Joe, a divorced, corporate everyman whose dead-end personal and professional lives are turned around after the office bully publicly humiliates him in front of Joe's daughter. As Joe trains for a rematch - and gives himself a makeover - he begins an unexpected ascent up the corporate ladder. Eventually, Joe realizes he doesn't need revenge or to become someone else to earn his daughter's respect and win the heart of a co-worker.
Director
John Pasquin
Producer
Kenneth Atchity, Matthew Gross, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Brian Reilly
Screenwriter
John Scott Shepherd
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, Kopelson Entertainment
Rating
PG (Some Mild Violence|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.8M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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