Joe Somebody

I'm sure we must have all been bullied by someone or the other at one time or another in our lives. Aliens and ghosts may not be real, but bullies certainly are! Bullies don't necessarily have to be big and strong. They can be superiors or bosses at work, they can be those who hold powerful positions, they can even be small, delicate women. In short, anyone can be a bully as long as that person has some power over a weaker another. 

Joe Somebody is a film about an average Joe who stands up against a bully. He is just your average Joe, nothing special about him, nothing that stands out and screams look at me, I'm important. Even his actions are purely ordinary, he's a good father, a good husband, a good colleague, a good boss, what he's certainly not good at is being a tough guy... and this film is all about him becoming one and standing up for himself against the one who's powerful and mean enough to ridicule and humiliate him.

Here's the brief synopsis - Joe Scheffer (Tim Allen) is punched and humiliated by the office bully Mark in front of his

daughter and this forces Joe to seek revenge and redemption. He challenges the bully to a rematch and meanwhile decides to become tough by taking martial arts lessons. As news spreads of skirmish with the bully, Joe suddenly finds himself becoming a hero of sorts and gaining a promotion and growing in popularity. Now as the world looks up at him he's determined to show everyone that he's somebody and not a nobody. This is a good family movie, a light-hearted comedy, about a meek, submissive man, there's a strong cast here including Jim Belushi as the martial art's instructor and an out-of-work action star.

The climax is one with a serious message, may not be what one hopes for, still this is worth a watch for its unique story.

It was a flop when it was released, but it's not so in my book. 

Joe Somebody