I Really Hate My Job (2007)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writer:

Jennifer Higgie (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You might assume that they're just three waitresses,one cook and a dishwasher but they see themselves as an artist ,an actor,a lover,an author and a revolutionary.

Plot:

'Every day is another day closer to the day I'll never have to do this again.' Five women, one restaurant...

Plot Keywords:

Cook | Restaurant | Dishwasher | Waitress | London England

Cast

Neve Campbell	...	Abi
Shirley Henderson	...	Alice
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Suzie
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Madonna
Oana Pellea	...	Rita
Danny Huston	...	Al Bowlly / Himself
Andrew Higgie	...	Guy #1
Nathaniel Parker	...	Guy #2
Hilary Sesta	...	Old Lady - Cecile
Leon Lissek	...	Old Man #1
Barry Morse	...	Old Man #2 - Georg

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:89 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

3DD Productions

Movie Connections:

References Severance (2006)

I can't say why, but I liked it

I find the mark on IMDb really low for the quality of the movie. The characters were complex and the acting great. Maybe the problem was that the characters really were too complex. Imagine a classy diner where 5 women try to satisfy the whims of their high-paying customers, while fighting a rat infestation and each having emotional issues to deal with.

It is, by all means, a film for women. Men watching this might not enjoy the endless laments and the emotional way in which the characters deal with their problems. However I find that the roles themselves were well crafted: a boss who seems to employ every annoying management technique in the book and drive her employees insane with difficult requests, but underneath a nice person that fights to reconcile her job with her conscience; an unemployed actress, always acting superior, but underneath feeling that she has failed in her life; a hysterical writer that can't publish her book; a new-age type of girl who lives in the past and tries to fix everybody; a middle aged woman who wants to feel alive again.

This is it. It feels like a play, it has only 5 characters and a guest appearance of Danny Houston, it plays with your emotions, but it really has a more appeal to women than men. Good movie though, and it deserves a higher mark.