With its low IMDb rating of 5.0 (as of now) I had very low expectations for this movie, but I like Rachael Leigh Cook so I figured I'd see it anyway. Plus I was able to watch it on my computer monitor, as a streaming movie from Netflix.
Even though Rachael Leigh Cook is given first billing, this isn't really her story. She is the new employee at the futon store, Ms Thorne.
The real first billing goes to Michael Leydon Campbell as Bob Funk. The business is a Funk family business. Dad died years ago but mom is the boss, and her two grown sons, Bob and Ron, work for her as VPs. But Bob has a big problem. He drinks too much, is angry and rude, and has become undependable. So mom gets enough and fires him, only to quickly reinstate him at his brother's urging, but as the evening custodian.
Bob ends up going to therapy, and also gets into AA, and gradually gets a grip on his life. Why did I like this movie? Because it is quirky and funny, but in many ways also seemed real, within the context of a fictional movie. And I really like Cook, and she is pretty and sweet here.
SPOILERS: When Bob finally gets his act together, and is a changed man (for the better) his mom offers him his old VP of Sales job. He is so happy, he finally earned something he worked for, he quit. Then he began to get to know Ms Thorne better.
Even though Rachael Leigh Cook is given first billing, this isn't really her story. She is the new employee at the futon store, Ms Thorne.
The real first billing goes to Michael Leydon Campbell as Bob Funk. The business is a Funk family business. Dad died years ago but mom is the boss, and her two grown sons, Bob and Ron, work for her as VPs. But Bob has a big problem. He drinks too much, is angry and rude, and has become undependable. So mom gets enough and fires him, only to quickly reinstate him at his brother's urging, but as the evening custodian.
Bob ends up going to therapy, and also gets into AA, and gradually gets a grip on his life. Why did I like this movie? Because it is quirky and funny, but in many ways also seemed real, within the context of a fictional movie. And I really like Cook, and she is pretty and sweet here.
SPOILERS: When Bob finally gets his act together, and is a changed man (for the better) his mom offers him his old VP of Sales job. He is so happy, he finally earned something he worked for, he quit. Then he began to get to know Ms Thorne better.