Product: Office Space (1999)
Rating: 2.0
Should be a lot funnier than it is.
As a movie about the absurdities of cubicle-life (especially in software companies), this movie might resonate a bit better with software engineers, but in general it was a big disappointment.Plain and simple Office Space should be lot sharper and funnier than it is.The subject of office life is loaded with opportunities for truly funny comedy, but this movie only generated a few laughs (usually of the wry, snickering, `who-does-that-remind-you-of' kind). Most of the stuff you've seen before, and even 9-to-5 did a better job of it.Stephen Root, a truly superb comic actor from `NewsRadio', is unrecognizable here in both physical appearance and talent.Jennifer Aniston is equally wasted, so badly that I thought surely this film must have been made before she became a star (wrong, OfficeSpace was made AFTER her success on Friends; can't understand why she agreed to be in such a mediocre flick).The only saving grace was the always excellent Deitrich Bader (from The Drew Carey Show), but even he couldn't save the worn jokes or the meandering plot.I saw this movie when it was shown at work (yeah, some companies have a sense of humor about themselves), so I can say it's better than working, but I sure wouldn't pay to see it or rent it. You'll get more laughs out of a week of Dilbert cartoons.