Star Dane Cook should be shot and parboiled before he makes another movie. Other than that, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH is a pretty funny slacker comedy about -- what else? -- a bunch of slackers who work in a Costco-like warehouse club. Cook's nemesis is the gold star-winner, arse-kissing Dax Shepard, who is funny as all getout here. They are vying for the hand of Jessica Simpson, who is the store's newest employee. They also decide to compete for some meaningless store prize, hence the title. The plot is as old as the hills and the slapstick is exactly what you'd expect, but Shepard and the rest of the supporting cast, including an almost unrecognizable Andy Dick, keep things rolling along. The talentless Cook thinks he's the new Bill Murray, I guess. He's not. He's so laid back, he might as well be unconscious throughout this trifle.
Review of Employee of the Month
