Greg Coolidge's film is set in a warehouse store which bears a strong resemblance to Wal-Mart and its plot concerns the increasingly desperate attempts of slacker Zack (Dane Cook) to become Employee of the Month.
Goodie-goodie and 17-times winner Vince (Dax Shepard) stands in his way. The prize is Jessica Simpson's blonde and well-busted Amy.
There are times when the movie manages to pin down the awful nature of the jobs people do to satisfy corporations that actually don't give a damn.
But it is only funny in patches, largely because Coolidge refuses to take the kind of risks a film like Little Miss Sunshine carried off so well. But at least the setting is original and just occasionally audacious. We have to be thankful for small mercies.
Employee Of The Month
Cert: 12A
