This movie is a VERY, VERY bad attempt to be like "Office Space". For one, Josh's character is unbelievable, at best. Second, there is no real plot other than Josh being assigned to mail out 17 letters ASAP and his failure to do so. Third, his supporting cast were statues with no real value.
This all begins with Josh talking to the audience for 10 minutes about his evil boss and his theories on work. He inexplicably breaks up with a gf 10 rungs out of his class, then mopes about it the rest of the movie. He then is assigned a job at a law firm and is offered to go "perm" (permanent). He suddenly feels trapped, as if he is committing to one place would wreck him, just like committing to his gf would wreck him. One hijinx after another, Josh must screw every simple task up, which becomes very weary to the viewer. Unlike "Office Space", this worker is just a loser, and you have little to no sympathy for him because he does it all himself. There is very little actual humor in this, but more subtleties that cause the viewer to drift at times.
This movie would have been better had it been more believable and adding more office humor in it, rather than just showing an unbelievable train wreck. For instance, give Josh an average girlfriend that stalks him occasionally and make him look paranoid at the office (his co-workers wouldn't believe he could get a stalker, which would lead to some actual humor). Add more office humor - explore the characters at the office, their behaviors, and their habits (Office Space did this well). Make him a millionaire or something by inheritance, and one condition of his trust is that he has to work 40 hour work weeks and he finds the most menial job he can. He struggles just to get to work in the morning and his attitude on working hard would make it believable that the 17 envelopes is a CHORE to him. Make the audience believe that the 17 letters is dependent on him losing his inheritance and the other office people want him gone so try to sabotage him at every possible time. Sort of like Drew Carey meets Office Space meets Billy Madison.
This movie had potential, but lost it about halfway through when it was evident there was no climax, only a screwed-up loser with a fear of commitment. The humor was few and far between.
This all begins with Josh talking to the audience for 10 minutes about his evil boss and his theories on work. He inexplicably breaks up with a gf 10 rungs out of his class, then mopes about it the rest of the movie. He then is assigned a job at a law firm and is offered to go "perm" (permanent). He suddenly feels trapped, as if he is committing to one place would wreck him, just like committing to his gf would wreck him. One hijinx after another, Josh must screw every simple task up, which becomes very weary to the viewer. Unlike "Office Space", this worker is just a loser, and you have little to no sympathy for him because he does it all himself. There is very little actual humor in this, but more subtleties that cause the viewer to drift at times.
This movie would have been better had it been more believable and adding more office humor in it, rather than just showing an unbelievable train wreck. For instance, give Josh an average girlfriend that stalks him occasionally and make him look paranoid at the office (his co-workers wouldn't believe he could get a stalker, which would lead to some actual humor). Add more office humor - explore the characters at the office, their behaviors, and their habits (Office Space did this well). Make him a millionaire or something by inheritance, and one condition of his trust is that he has to work 40 hour work weeks and he finds the most menial job he can. He struggles just to get to work in the morning and his attitude on working hard would make it believable that the 17 envelopes is a CHORE to him. Make the audience believe that the 17 letters is dependent on him losing his inheritance and the other office people want him gone so try to sabotage him at every possible time. Sort of like Drew Carey meets Office Space meets Billy Madison.
This movie had potential, but lost it about halfway through when it was evident there was no climax, only a screwed-up loser with a fear of commitment. The humor was few and far between.
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