Posted on 14 May 2009
With a cast of comedians, Employee of the Month should be a non-stop laugh fest. It’s not. It’s a few scattered gags, one or two decent one-liners, and a corny romantic plot that stretches itself thin.
Dane Cook stars as a low level employee of Super Club. His goal is to sleep with the new cashier [...]
Posted on 30 April 2009
A blue print for every sexually offensive romantic comedy, even down to its cast, My Best Friend’s Girl is as generic as they come. It has a number of laughs in the form of one-liners, although few of them have any bearing on a thin plot that serves to be a place holder for Dane [...]
Posted on 09 April 2009
Dane Cook and Jessica Alba make up your standard romantic comedy couple. Their misadventures in Good Luck Chuck are predictable and rather bland. It’s everyone that surrounds them, including Dan Folger, that make this comedy work for a period of time.
The set-up is ridiculous, with Dane Cook being cursed at a party when he’s young. [...]
Posted on 08 April 2009
Filled with charm, nice style, and a light-hearted approach to its story, Dan in Real Life isn’t a laugh out loud comedy. In fact, it’s a one-joke story about an awkward relationship that wins the audience over with its characters and direction. Steve Carell is instantly likeable in his role and salvages the jokes with [...]