The thought of seeing Jessica Simpson in a movie makes some people cringe.

But “Employee of the Month” isn’t really as bad as it may seem.

Simpson isn’t even a major part of the movie.

The movie is about a slack grocery store worker, played by comedian Dane Cook, competing against the overachieving employee of the month, who takes his job a little too seriously, played by Dax Shepard.

The rumor around the bulk warehouse grocery store is that Amy (Simpson) only goes for the employee of the month.

That gives Zack, Cook’s character, incentive to be the best employee in the store, so he vows to take overachiever Vince from his top position.

Even though it isn’t the worst movie ever made, this comedic romance is definitely not going to be a weekend box office hit.

The first five minutes is basically nothing but stand-up comedy jokes and comebacks between a few friends, and these jokes continue throughout the film.

Sometimes the jokes are funny, but a lot of times they seem too forced, as though the script writers are trying to make every line in the film funny.

They were unsuccessful.

How is this movie not hilariously funny at all times?

The cast is made up of comedians (Cook and Andy Dick), a singer who is famous for saying stupid stuff (Simpson), somebody who helped Ashton Kutcher “punk” celebrities (Shepard) and an actor from a cult comedy (Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in “Napoleon Dynamite”).

There are some humorous situations along with the jokes, including the time the slackers spend playing Texas Hold ‘Em in a home they made between large shelves.

And Zack’s grandma, whom he lives with, always finds the time to give him sex advice (there’s just something about old women talking about sex that makes the audience laugh).

And what would a workplace movie be without an employee softball game?

But the rest of the movie is pretty cheesy and drawn out, and there are lots of bizarre scenes that are supposed to be funny, but really just seem out of place.

Vince is weirdly serious about his job (which is only a cashier position).

Amy’s “flaw” is her big ears, which look completely fake. And there are a lot of gay jokes and references, which could be offensive at times.

The movie is more for women than men, although both could enjoy it at times.

It’s worth the matinee price to be enjoyed between a group of girlfriends, but the late-night theater prices should be spent on something else. Wait for this to be released as a cheap DVD or free on-demand flick.