Product: Office Space (1999)
Rating: 4.0
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"Office Space" is a great film from the brilliant mind of Mike Judge. Ron Livingston plays corporate drone Peter Gibbons who has a totally unhappy and stressed life. Thanks to the only partially intentional assistance from a therapist using hypnosis in the single funniest scene in the film, Peter relaxes and reaps the rewards of sloth. The films makes a legitimate point about promotion up the corporate ladder in the most humorous manner possible.The characters in the film are all caricatures of idealized cubicle dwellers, and remind me of a cross between "Dilbert" and the cast of "The Office." The film is well acted, and you will see favorite actors from several favorite sitcoms: John C. McGinley from "Scrubs" is brilliant as Bob the consultant; Diedrich Bader from "The Drew Carey Show" is brilliant as a blue collar neighbor, and Jennifer Aniston shines as Joanna, a waitress with flair!The film deserves five stars save for one misstep in postproduction: the soundtrack. The soundtrack is filled with extremely violent rap music, which not only fails to enhance the film, it actually detracts markedly from it.If you are willing to face life in a cube farm, you need to face up to "Office Space," and check out the extras, too. The deleted scenes are, in several cases, absolute highlights: the scene where Peter confronts the receptionist is absolutely priceless, and justifies the cost of the film alone.