Seann William Scott and John C Reilly are competing assistant managers in a large scale chain store who end up competing for the manager spot in a soon to open new location. I'm really not a fan of Seann William Scott but here he won me over as the hero of the tale, a smart young man who wants a store of his own. Playing the role without his tendency to go way over the top I found myself rooting for him. More amazingly I actually found myself drawn into the story which I feared would be the sort of over the top comedy that is more stupid than funny. I liked this little film a great deal. It wasn't what I expected and as a result it was a nice little treat.
Review of The Promotion
