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Office Christmas Party Movie Review

Name: Office Christmas Party Movie Review
Item: Office Christmas Party
Rating: 2.7
Author: Sonali Sharma

Office Christmas Party Movie Review English Movie Review

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Review for the film " Office Christmas Party"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 46 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 09-12-2016

Genre: Comedy

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CAST & CREW

Jason Bateman

Karan Soni

Sam Richardson

Jon Lucas

Dan Mazer

Jamie Chung

Jennifer Aniston

Kate McKinnon

Olivia Munn

Theodore Shapiro

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Producer:

Guymon Casady

Daniel Rappaport

Scott Stuber

Music Director:

Theodore Shapiro

Editor:

Evan Henke

Jeff Groth

Director:

Will Speck

Josh Gordon

Supporting Actress:

Jennifer Aniston

Jamie Chung

Kate McKinnon

Olivia Munn

Costume Designer:

Libby Culligan

Art Director:

Jami Primmer

First Assistant Director:

Steve Love

Second Assistant Director:

Gregory J Pawlik Jr

Director of Photography:

Jeff Cutter

Stunt Director:

Casey Adams

Executive Producer:

Josh Gordon

Beau Bauman

Second Unit Director:

EJ Foerster

Visual Effects Producer:

Korey J Cauchon

Petra Holtorf

Casting Director:

Leslie Woo

Jeanne McCarthy

Still Photographer:

Glen Wilson

Production Company:

Entertainment 360

Dreamworks Pictures

Bluegrass Films

Reliance Entertainment

Assistant Editor:

Andrey Ragozin

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Dan Charbit

Screenplay Writer:

Justin Malen

Dan Mazer

Laura Solon

Story Writer:

Timothy Dowling

Scott Moore

Jon Lucas

Music Editor:

Thomas S Drescher

Production Designer:

Andrew Laws

Set Decorator:

Kimberly Blaurock

Casting Associate:

Amanda Bolger

Casting Assistant:

Hannah Caruso

Makeup Artist:

Gigi Collins

Hair Stylist:

Michealle Vanderpool

Suzanna Boykin

Special Effects Coordinator:

Andre Christopoulos

Special Effects Technician:

Jeremy Hays

Thomas Hamaker

Stunt Coordinator:

Lance Gilbert

Stunt Performer:

Niko Dalman

Joann Bernat

Stunt Double:

Angela Bend

Digital Compositor:

Michael James Baula

Tricia Barrett

Compositor:

Jorge Heredia

Jason Arrieta

Visual Effects Artist:

Francis Gagnon

Set Dresser:

Hussein Agamiri

Assistant Makeup Artist:

Paige Reeves

Costume Supervisor:

Charlene Amateau

Set Designer:

Marco Rubeo

Music Coordinator:

Jonathan Karp

Supporting Actor:

Sam Richardson

Jason Bateman

Karan Soni

empty:

Barbara Harris

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The Office Christmas Party Click to look into! >> Read More... is a muddle of joyless laughter and ensemble comedies. With Jennifer Aniston She became a household name in 1994 as she appeare >> Read More... starring in her second movie with the word “office,” the first being Office Space, we see an array of differences between the intended word and its proposed criticism. Office Christmas Party is the fifth collaboration between Jason Bateman Jason Bateman, born on 14th of January, 1969, is a >> Read More... and Jennifer Aniston. They have previously starred together in The Break-Up (2006), The Switch Click to look into! >> Read More... (2010), Horrible Bosses Click to look into! >> Read More... (2011) and the Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).

Plot

The movie directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck revolves around an all-night Christmas party organized by the employees of a family-owned computer company that runs a threat of being disowned by an heir (Jennifer Aniston). A company that makes computer servers is facing a great loss and tries to impress an investor who doesn’t hold a very high opinion of their work culture. In order to make him believe that the organization is one big family unit, they come to a decision to throw a rave office Christmas party. Her brother Clay (T.J. Miller ), in an attempt to offer this help, tries to land the account of tech magnate (Courtney B. Vance). Clay and his family of workers must unfasten their ties, and set to the task of hosting a bash.

Analysis

“We’re trying to loosen up America.” Since Office Christmas Party is a holiday movie, it brings with it an utter sweetness and the realization that it will always be ‘people over profit.’ Work celebrations are a holiday tradition in Hollywood. The office itself becomes the platform of ridicule with work politics going around the corner, and zealous attempts being made to bag up a deal with a promising client. The festivity of Christmas adds to the joy that the characters try to convey, underneath which lies in their selfish interests. The garb of Christmas is an attempt to restore the disorder in the office. The film offers to make up for the perfect Christmas movie. Unlike other party movies, which begin with a great build-up to the party, this film fails to reach the ultimatum. One looks forward to seeing the celebrated investor finally giving in to the insanity of the party but while he starts enjoying himself, no one offers hints towards any resolution for the people watching the movie. His excitement gets exasperating to watch and is not helped by either Kate McKinnon’s discomfited dance or Miller’s freestyle rap. The celebration remains dull.

Star performances

The film is the tale of woes in a corporate world where you will find Jason Bateman’s character playing it safe. T.J. Miller treats not just his office staff like his family but the kinship extends to the audience as well. Every character is a weathered comedian but they appear to be restrictive in their domains with Aniston playing a mean boss to Bateman as a rough and straight man to Miller as the delightful partying boss to Randall Park as the ever-present office standard. Everyone plays their part beautifully, but it is just that we have seen them deliver the same before.

What’s there?

Aniston is found to play a far better and more believable bossy boss.
An engaging and talented cast offers some of the great moments in the movie.
A realization that, a lot of life’s problems will be solved if people stop being so uptight and just let loose sometimes.
The attempt at portraying the traditional Hollywood Party.

What’s not there?

The entire build-up to the main event is monotonous and predictable.
The ‘Epic Party’ tradition lays thwarted with the slow and tedious movement of the sequences.
The laughter evoked in the film ends up leaving the viewer joyless.
The comedy appears like a paradox of comedy.

Verdict

If you want to watch a film to unleash the underlying hypocrisies of a healthy and happy looking work culture, and Jennifer Aniston’s experiment with her character, then Office Christmas Party will fulfill your needs.

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