
A war of wills takes place between two men who want to run the same grocery store in this offbeat comedy from writer & director Steven Conrad Doug (Seann William Scott) is a seemingly ordinary guy who works as the assistant manager of a supermarket near Chicago When the owners of the market announce they're opening a new branch near Doug's neighborhood he applies to become manager of the new store & both he & his wife (Jenna Fischer) assume he's a shoo-in to get the job But Richard (John C Reilly) a gregarious recent hire at the store who has relocated to Illinois from Canada announces he's also applying for the management position & a keen rivalry develops between Doug & Richard even as they strive to act like friends on the surface As the competition grows between the two their personality flaws become increasingly evident -- Doug's short temper Richard's history of drug abuse -- & when Richard's wife (Lili Taylor) leaves him the contest starts taking an uncomfortable turn