Neither abysmally bad nor truly good, this is filmmaking McDonald's-style: You know early on what you've let yourself in for and, while it's not too tasty, it's reasonably easy to digest.
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06/09/02
Joe Somebody (2001)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:16
Rotten:67
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Amiable, but extremely lightweight and predictable.
Reviews for Joe Somebody
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03/24/02
Top CriticHas the look and feel of an extended sitcom episode.
03/19/02
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03/02/02
A cloyingly mechanical wannabe comedy in the worm-turns mode.
01/08/02
A movie unsure of what it wants to be: a drama about a man wrestling his personal demons or a light-entertainment vehicle for its star, Tim Allen.
01/06/02
While never truly funny or insightful, the movie works intermittently by digging a little deeper than you might expect.
01/06/02
I'd rather see a whole movie about an aging B-movie actor and forget about all the stuff with Tim Allen.
01/03/02
Bland, predictable, unfunny.
01/03/02
It's three times as long as a TV sitcom, but with just as much depth, a bit more swearing, and probably fewer laughs.
01/02/02
Stars a badly miscast Tim Allen as Joe Scheffer, a Rocky Balboa of the cubical dwellers. Allen manages to be even worse here than he is in Big Trouble.
12/31/01
The film is too busy concentrating on its various dumb plots and subplots when it should have tossed it all aside and had some fun.
12/26/01
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12/23/01
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12/21/01
So uninteresting and overflowing with lame jokes that it is sure to bore viewers of every age, shape, and size.
12/21/01
Feel-good fluff with a mundane Tim Allen performance and a distinct lack of comedic spark.
12/21/01
Save yourself a few dollars. Stay home and watch reruns of Home Improvement.
12/21/01
The movie makes smart use of the small-screen big-charm appeal of former Home Improvement star Tim Allen.
12/21/01
Aiming to punch holes in some male myths, John Scott Shepherd's script barely makes contact.
12/21/01
Wrapped up in Tim Allen's new film, Joe Somebody, is a gem of a message. Unfortunately, the packaging isn't as good as the moral.
12/21/01
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