Fall Movie Preview

Movies coming to the big screen this fall are mostly predictable in terms of success. Big wig movie companies are desperately trying to recover from a less than favorable summer line-up of half-ass comedies and less-than-stellar movie remakes. Fall will come with a bunch of "straight to video" flicks built around "copycat plots" in Hollywood's vain attempt to duplicate the success that was once lost, yet there are always the movies of the season that catch one's interest.

A movie with a "copycat plot" previously mentioned is a picture that a movie-goer can easily pass by on an outing, sit down and predict the ending and all if it's characters or compare to a movie in it's likeness.This Fall we have the comedy copycats who have taken the off-beat success of it's predecessors Napoleon Dynamite and The Office and generated relatable counterparts where the goofy, nerdy character finds himself, gets the girl and ends in an unrealistic happily ever after. Employee of the Month has the hot chick singer-turned-actress Jessica Simpson pared with Dax Shephard's less-than-threatening character while in School for Scoundrels, Napoleon himself Jon Heder is pared with straight-faced Billy Bob Thornton in the competition for the affections of Jacinda Barrett who also stars in Fall's The Notebook knock off The Last Kiss with oddball actor Zach Braff. Following along the counterfeit design comes The Rock with his traditional seasonal disaster Gridiron Gang, taking the hope, determination and good, wholesome family triumph of The Longest Yard with smaller players and Xzibit tagging along.