Joe Jedermann (2001)

Joe Jedermann: Directed by John Pasquin. With Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch, Greg Germann. When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on “Bring Your Child To Work Day

“I donu0026#39;t know if it was because I watched McHALEu0026#39;S NAVY the previous night but I was charmed by JOE SOMEBODY . Agreed itu0026#39;s not a movie that will be winning much in the way of awards but isnu0026#39;t as bad as some people are making out . It getu0026#39;s off to a good start in the opening shot where Joe thinks a sexy brunette is waving to him only to find sheu0026#39;s waving at someone else . Come on guys admit youu0026#39;ve made the same mistake . Itu0026#39;s also one of those romantic / family comedies that gets the balance right between pathos and humour without becoming jarring or unfocused . When Joe talks to Natalie his angst ridden daughter on the phone it is a touching scene helped in no small part by a musical score similar to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy only real complaint is that the screenplay canu0026#39;t keep up the momentum but thatu0026#39;s not a unique criticism since most movies of what ever genre suffer from sagging about two thirds the way through so the only real disappointment is why didnu0026#39;t the producers hire Steven Seagal as Chuck the martial arts movie star . Itu0026#39;s impossible not to notice who Chuck is supposed to be and if we had Seagal lampooning himself then this would have been a minor comedy classic”