Product: Office Space (1999)
Rating: 5.0
Hilarious - Laugh Therapy at its Best!
This great sleeper of a film had me laughing from the get-go. The characters are likable (well, some of them, the ones that aren't steal the show too :)), and funny, the one-liners are great, the situations hilarious. The adorable main lead and his two cohorts-in-crime are funny, witty, and, in some cases, sleepy! Let's just say it all starts with an innocent hypnosis session, and just goes downhill (uphill?!) from there. I don't want to give too much away, but it's a whole lotta fun watching some Slackers take over a tightwad office, and.... gasp!, getting promoted! To middle-management, no less!Other highlights are as follows: Lumberg's (The Office Boss) oh-so-annoying "mmm-kay's" rival the teacher's on South Park. He is deliciously despicable, especially in one scene (ew!), which turns out to be fictional, but I won't get into that. Jennifer Aniston is sweet in her role as a waitress whose boss challenges her to wear more buttons on her uniform suspenders. Seriously! See, this film is *funny*! Anyway, it turns out Rachel, unlike some of her other "Friends," makes good choices in movie roles. She's just great in this film. She under-plays her character to a tee. (See The Object of My Affection if you are a JA fan, she's wonderful in that as well.) (I goofed, actually Lisa Kudrow's films, Analyze This, and The Opposite of Sex, have been *great*... but I digress).The way I see this film is that it is the best skit SNL never had. And, unlike many SNL skits, it makes a GREAT feature film. This film is completely fun to watch in a group, preferably with co-workers. If you work in computers, or any office setting for that matter, it's a must-see. The end will keep you grinning for a while after the credits roll. What's that Tom Petty song, Even the Losers...get lucky sometimes! This film, perhaps better entitled Office Space CADET! is definitely a keeper. I give it Five Stars, no problem. Enjoy!