Product: Office Space (1999)
Rating: 5.0
A Relatively Unknown Gem
I stumbled across this comic takeoff on the office world of cubicles and idiotic bosses when surfing idly through the channels one night and was delighted to find it a very funny if farfetched frolic with a relatively unknown leading man, Ron Livingston. (Livingston is better known now since his star turn in "Band of Brothers", the highly praised WW II HBO miniseries). The only member of the cast likely to be familiar to virtually every viewer is Jennifer Aniston, in a relatively small but likeable role as Livingston's new girlfriend. The other cast members are all very good, especially Gary Cole as the obnoxious boss, but none is well known, which may be one of the reasons this comedy is so charming. At any rate, this tale of the hypnosis-inspired revolt of one of the cyber-drones in a maddeningly supervised office is very funny and utilizes the talents of its not-well-known actors with great effectiveness. I am told that the film has become something of a cult favorite among those who toil in the computer/tech world, with good reason.