Product Description

For years Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) has been working hard at hardly working at the local Super Club. That's until a hottie named Amy (Jessica Simpson) becomes the new cashier. After discovering she's willing to date the next guy to become "Employee of the Month" Zack takes on current titleholder (Dax Shepard) in a super-smackdown to see who will win the honor - and Amy's heart - in this outrageous comedy that proves you can't succeed at life and love till you get your shift together.Features: Audio commentary (with Dane Cook and Director Greg Coolidge)Behind-the-scenes footage (At Work with Lon (Andy Dick getting into his role))Outtakes (Ad-Libs (the comedy crew going at it))Bonus scene (Alternate Super Club Opening (featuring Eva Longoria as Orientation Director)) System Requirements:Run Time: 108 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 031398207092 Manufacturer No: 20709

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8132 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2007-01-16
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 108 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very Amusing Comedy
I really enjoyed this comedy. I seemed to like it a lot more than other reviewers here. Dane Cook has an excellent comedic, endearing presence and he fully delivers here as Zack, the stock boy who is settling in his life and his job till a new cashier who appears like a vision enters the store and he suddenly has a purpose. He hears she will only date employees of the month and he is strongly initiated to achieve this goal.

Jessica Simpson is the vision of loveliness that Zack and the current emploee of the month Dax Shephard fight over and she is very good in the role. Immense acting is not called for here. The movie is really about the two guys fighting for employee of the month and how Dane Cook's character grows in much more complex ways through the process. Jessica handles herself well, looks beautiful and is quite classy and charming. In the scenes where sher is given some depth as in the date with Zack and the discussion of her former job she is very believable. I always believe that for some reason people are just ready to pounce and criticize Ms. Simpson. It is certainly not warranteed here.

This movie also has heart and pokes fun at all the large bulk department stores, how seriously some people take their jobs and also provides some of the secondary characters to shine. Andy Dick is hilarious as the vision impaired empoyee who works in the glasses department.

I really do recommend this movie as a fun, sometimes silly but very enjoyable escape.

Dane's Club, or Comedy of the Month
There are two types of people in the world, those who hate Dane Cook and think he is overrated, and those who think Dane Cook is pretty darn funny. I fall more in the latter category. And here he makes his starring debut, and nobody could save this film except for the Kind of Egoism. Well, add to the fact that it has an interesting locale and this film saves itself from a somewhat shallow grave. And comes off rather funny in the process.

The Cast: Dane Cook brings his personality to the movie, and hits all the right slacker notes. It definitely couln't, or wouldn't have been pulled off very well any other guy, except one who is truly a slacker. The underrated Dax Shepherd also hits all the right notes as his evil and underhanded cashier superstar. Although it is weird to see him with blond hair, but it makes him all the more evil. And Jessica Simpson, while winning no Oscars, doesn't exactly come away with any Razzies as screamingly as her other roles. She comes off a bit likable, even though her character is a bit one-dimensional.

The supporting cast is also rather well done with many underrated talents. Harland Williams, Efren Ramirez and Brian George also do well in what under-used roles they have. And they come off great as always. It's also nice to see Harold Crenshaw, or Tim Bagley in a role that fits him very well. On the other hand, Andy Dick is self-explanatory to his name, and the over-used Danny Woodburn is as annoying as always.

Story: Fairly interesting, and entertaining. Sure, it may be one you've heard a million times, but with the added element of the "Super Club" setting, it makes things all the more interesting. It's more of a satire on the blue-collar workshift workers who make their living in dead-end jobs, with nothing to look forward to. And the movie makes this dull existence something of a respectable position. But don't expect me to turn my application in there any time soon. And although this may sound weird, the more poignant moments of the movie were very good (stop laughing, I'm not out of my mind).

Comedy: With all these comedic minds, how could there not be a chuckle or two? Fortunately, there's more than chuckles, and it blows into all-out hilarity in spots. Of course, my humor is the more juvenile 'Family Guy' type, but I was very amused during the whole movie. And while all gags featuring Andy Dick fall flatter than a... never mind, Dax Shepherd's victim gags seem to garner a laugh every time. And the competition scenes are sure to grab a few laughs if only because of the sheer ridiculousness of it all.

Soundtrack: Props to the soundtrack of the movie, with it's wonderful use of Sugarcult's "Do It Alone," NeedToBreathe's "Shine," the cover of "Surrender," and whatever the name is of that song that plays at the beginning of the credits. It's all fun, it's all good, and it's all used very well. It's very rare that a movie has this much music that I actually know, much less like.

Overall, pick it up for a rental, or pick it up in the $5 bin at Wal-Mart, there's enough here to entertain and sustain. Sure, it may not be the greatest film on earth, or even close, but this little comedy does have heart, laughs and a great cast. Or you can just write me off as crazy, which you probably have anyways.

Rental Only
Dane Cook is an amazing comedian (many will disagree), but not so much an amazing actor (not that bad though). Jessica Simpson can sing really great, but again not cut out for acting. The appeal to this movie lies in these celebrities it seems, as the movie hits upon so many cliche's. Maybe the acting looks worse due to poor over redundant roles?

Employee of the Month though truly isn't that bad of a movie. Some spots are actually pretty funny. The whole concept is two employees competing for the desirable girl (obviously Jessica Simpson). In order to do so, one must become employee of the month. Why? Apparently she is attracted to it.

Along the way to achieving his goal, Zack (Dane Cook) meets some odd but friendly people. He gets torn between affection and friends, and ultimately could lead to losing both if he does not balance things correctly. His competitor is the standard class 'A' jerk. The guy who makes you angry from his pathetic attempt at being top dog with a high ego.He's the frequented winner of the employee of the month, and intends to remain this way. For if he becomes it again he gains many luxuries. The relationship between his partner and himself is rather funny.

Just rent the movie, but their are much better movies out currently.