
Humiliated before the eyes of his young daughter at the company's parking lot, timid single father Joe painfully realises that he is no match for his co-worker and office bully Mark. However, as bruised Joe rapidly sinks into depression, much to everyone's surprise, he decides to get even. Now, it's up to former B-movie star and martial arts instructor Chuck to help Joe get in shape and, perhaps, save what's left of his crushed male ego. Before long, the rumours of a rematch ... (Full plot summary below)
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Humiliated before the eyes of his young daughter at the company's parking lot, timid single father Joe painfully realises that he is no match for his co-worker and office bully Mark. However, as bruised Joe rapidly sinks into depression, much to everyone's surprise, he decides to get even. Now, it's up to former B-movie star and martial arts instructor Chuck to help Joe get in shape and, perhaps, save what's left of his crushed male ego. Before long, the rumours of a rematch start spreading like wildfire, and suddenly, a new Mr Popularity emerges. But is Joe up to the task? Above all, will his colleagues root for the underdog?
Leave your thoughts about Joe Somebody.
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's three times as long as a TV sitcom, but with just as much depth, a bit more swearing, and probably fewer laughs. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasJoe Somebody sends audiences home happy but also with an awareness that happy endings have to be earned in real life as on the screen. |
| Movie MomNell MinowDespite a couple of nice moments between Meg and Joe, and the use of the truly magnificent Eva Cassidy song "Songbird," it is an almost unalloyed disappointment. |
| New TimesLuke Y. ThompsonIt isn't until Joe starts getting confident and cocky that Allen starts to feel a little more natural in the role, and by then the movie's plot has all but evaporated into a series of wispy gags that barely register. |
| CinemaBlend.comMichael BrodyThere is a definite threat behind this man's eyes. |
| VarietyScott FoundasPretty formulaic stuff: bland self-empowerment tinged with warm fuzzies in all the right places. But what makes this "Somebody" something is Pasquin's deft touch and understanding with the material. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenBearing clear marks of a film made strictly to pay the bills, its performances are phoned in and its direction is eminently average. |
| Film ThreatGareth J. Von KallenbachAn entertaining diversion and if you want a light film to just sit back and relax to, then this might just be your movie. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...viewed as something like an expanded television sitcom, the film works pretty well, but do you really want to spend any more than thirty minutes time with it? |
| Boxoffice MagazinePaul Clinton (Boxoffice)The movie's choppy, erratic tone is as irritating as its unlikable characters. |