Joe Somebody DVD Review

"JOE SOMEBODY" reviews

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JOE SOMEBODY

Author

anonymous

Date reviewed

2005-10-26 11:16:32

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DVD Review

He's best known to millions as the voice behind animated hero Buzz Lightyear but Tim Allen's live-action film career is pretty healthy too.

This effort from director John Pasquin may not have managed to cause a major bru-hah-hah at cinemas when it was released in November 2002 but it sits perfectly on DVD.

Allen plays Joe, an unhappy man who's making ends meet in a thankless job at a large corporation while trying to cope with a crushing divorce. Things are taken too far though when Mark (Patrick Warburton), the office bully, humiliates Joe in front of his daughter. After a visit to the company's 'wellness coordinator' our hero is on a mission to turn his life around - and to get even with Mark.

Also starring Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) as Joe's jealous boss and Jim Belushi as a fading action star who's trying to teach our old dog some new tricks, this is a lightweight and entertaining that should keep fans of the Home Improvement star more than happy.