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Joe Somebody
2001
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Positive Reviews
7
Negative reviews
15
Average Rating
2.2
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1.5
Dont get me wrong: Allens father doesnt know best gig in the long running television series Home Improvement was better than what you see in most sitc ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Theres something faintly Capra esque about this underdog scenario that might have made for a quirky social satire had the film not been tailored from ..
Austin Chronicle
1.9
By the end of Joe Somebody, we are faced with the dismal prospect of being denied a climax, which, if it occurred, would be just as predictable as its ..
Rogerebert
2.5
Critique: A pretty generic Disney esque comedy featuring the safe comedy of Tim Allen, a nice message about believing in yourself, a handful of chuckl ..
JoBlo
2.0
This family comedy tries a little harder than most of Tim Allens previous efforts, with the exception of the droll GALAXY QUEST, which was an entirely ..
Tv Guide
1.8
The comedy is broad, simple and amateurish.If youve watched even a few TV sitcoms, youve seen everything this movie has to offer but in much less time ..
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Tweet Joe Somebody Jim Lane By This article was published on 12.20.01 Advertisement A working schlemiel in a big corporation (Tim Allen) is beaten up ..
News Review
2.0
Otherwise, those looking for lots of laughs or at least an engaging or entertaining picture might walk away rather disappointed.
Screen It
2.5
The script boxes itself into a big clich and then labors ferociously to extricate itself.
Film Journal
2.5
This standard transmission vehicle teaches that being yourself is always better than being somebody else.
Ew
3.0
All in all, this is a decent movie with a great story and a great moral for all the viewers: Violence isnt always the answer, and sometimes its best t ..
Cinema Crazed
3.0
A reed thin morality tale this might be and completely out of step with the prevailing mood in America but its an efficiently crafted rom com, with a ..
Empire
2.0
Attractive and talented performers are completely wasted in this movie.
Common Sense Media
2.5
The picture avoids a pitfall common to modern animated films: It doesnt cast enormously famous actors in the lead roles and permit them to infect the ..
Sf Gate
2.0
Thats all well and good, but such a formulaic premise needs an inspired performance to lift it above the pack.
Bbc
2.5
The film is innocent enough, so zany you might forget its cloying moral tag could easily have been dished out by grade schoolers.
Slant Magazine
1.3
The enduring legacy of Beauty lies not, of course, in those facts and figures, but in that it is simply one of the finest works of cinema ever created ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.9
And neither does this listless cinematic dud.A2001 by Dustin Putman
The Movie Boy
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u ..
Calendar Live
2.5
Joe provides just enough laughs to keep you in your seat but it isnt really going to surprise you.
Hollywood
2.0
Youve already seen this movie.You sure have, and only six months ago.
Seattle Pi
2.5
A made for TV movie dressed up like a feature film. Its plot is not only stale, its been stale for decades.
Cnn
0.6
How can screenwriter John Scott Shepherd look at himself in the mirror after turning out such uninspired, immature, mechanical, cliche driven, insulti ..
Spliced Wire
2.5
Joe Somebody is odd in that it has all the elements required for a cheesy comedy, but repeatedly eschews laughs in favor of supposed heart warming tac ..
Reel Film
1.0
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The Star
1.0
And the supporting cast seems to be waiting for Allen to do something funny.
Deseret News
3.1
Joe (Tim Allen) is the A/V guy for a pharmaceutical company.Youll love their slogan: Volomin: Making you better than you really are.
Ross Anthony
3.0
Light, fluffy, and insubstantial, it goes down smoothly, is a little too sugary near the end, and is comforting but quickly forgotten.
Film Quips Online
3.5
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4.5
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