The Promotion (2008)
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
The Promotion (2008)
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Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 86 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Directors: Steve Conrad
Casts: Jason Bateman, Nathan Geist, Masi Oka, Seann William Scott, Gil Bellows, Bobby Cannavale, John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Jenna Fischer, Adrian Martinez, Rick Gonzalez, Lili Taylor, Ithamar Enriquez
IMDB: The Promotion (2008)
Storyline
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
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Reviews
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ReelViews -
There are enough laughs to justify it being labeled as a comedy but a stronger storyline than one normally associates with this kind of film. It's an enjoyable diversion amidst the big guns of summer.
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Village Voice -
As to whether a smart comedy about work and family can itself succeed in a marketplace overrun by idiot farces about reluctant bridesmaids (male and female), shotgun Vegas weddings, and finding or losing Mr./Ms. Right . . . this remains to be seen.
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The A.V. Club -
It's a sweet, human movie, if not an entirely successful one.
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Chicago Tribune -
Then there's screenwriter Steve Conrad. He's interesting. He likes his protagonists to suffer a little en route to finding a better place, and not in the usual sitcomic ways.
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The New York Times -
As this sweet, ineffectual comedy follows two sad sacks competing for the job of manager at a new branch of a Chicago grocery chain, it pointedly avoids the raucous bad-boy clowning of the typical Everyguy farce. Think of it as a polite, tightly muzzled "Clerks."
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