Joe Somebody

Joe Somebody
by John Pasquin

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DVD Review: Tim Allen's most endearing performance
Summary: 5 Stars

The title of the film is the point of the movie, who we are is not what other people think about us. Joe is very invisible in the beginning and suffering from rejection. His artsy, image conscious wife has left him to pursue, what else, her own desires for fame, and fleeting excitement. His co-workers don't know his name although he's worked for his company for ten years. The final straw is when an immature employee beats him up in the company parking lot when Joe tries to stand up for his rights.

Things change when he's visited by the company health counselor, who is as cute as a button and could replace Meg Ryan in a heartbeat. She asks Joe what he wants in a casual conversation, and from there Joe begins to change his life. The rest of the movie questions whether the changes are for the better. Although the movie is predictable, we really wouldn't want it to turn out any other way.

Jim Belushi is as good in this movie as he was in Return to Me. Here he is an aged, out of work, Steven Seagal type character who Tim Allen enlists to help him get into shape for a rematch with his arch nemesis at work. The scenes are the best in the movie and worth the price alone. Most people don't know the extent of Belushi's martial arts background but it certainly shows here and he fits perfectly into his role. Tim Allen has never played a more sympathetic creature than he does here, and one wonders if he didn't bring some of the pain from his own life into the role.

The old saying is, don't judge a book by it's cover, and I have to say that for this DVD. The cover is very misleading, especially with the leading lady leaning all over Joe - who stands like Conan the Barbarian. Her character is not like this at all - she's much classier and the cover art is really weird. Her character is also explored in depth, and the story is as much hers as it is Joe's. Watching Joe deal with his mid-life crisis causes many others in the film to re-evaulate their own right along with him.

For those of you who loved Return to Me, another predictable movie, for the fact that endless quirky wonderful performances surrounded the leads and complimented them beautifully, then Joe Somebody is for you. The film is a wonderful exploration of true friendship, a fulfilling life, and the pursuit of happiness.

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