Demoted – Wer ist hier der Boss? (2011)

Demoted – Wer ist hier der Boss?: Directed by J.B. Rogers. With Michael Vartan, Sean Astin, David Cross, Celia Weston. What goes around comes around for a pair of prank-playing tire salesmen (Astin and Vartan) who find themselves placed in secretarial jobs by their put-upon boss (Cross).

“Well, u0026quot;Demotedu0026quot; wasnu0026#39;t bad, but it wasnu0026#39;t a whole lot of laughs either. That being said, then it must be said that the movie was actually good, nonetheless, as it had a very nice and warming story to tell.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Demotedu0026quot; is about top sales guys Mike (played by Sean Astin) and Rodney (played by Michael Vartan) working at Treadline Tires, and they are living the sweet, easy life, that is up until their boss drops dead from a heart attack, and the office u0026#39;jokeu0026#39; Ken Castro (played by David Cross) takes over the company. The two head ponchos find themselves demoted to secretaries, and have to deal with being lower on the corporate ranking of Treadline Tires.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInitially, I had expected more laughs from this movie, but still, I was thoroughly entertained, as the storyline was great and well executed. And the movie had some really nicely drawn out characters with lots of personality and variety. It was sort of a movie that goes to prove that the u0026#39;underdogu0026#39; can achieve great things as well, and you donu0026#39;t have to be at the very top of the corporate line in order to be successful or in order to make a difference.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Demotedu0026quot; had some nice performances by the various actors and actresses. I personally enjoyed seeing David Cross in the role of Ken Castro, he was just great and really brought some great comedy to the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs for a comedy of this caliber, then u0026quot;Demotedu0026quot; really doesnu0026#39;t bring anything new to the genre, nor does it play out anything that havenu0026#39;t been seen before. So it is basically straight out of the drawer material here. But it does work out well enough, especially if you enjoy these types of comedies.”