An office manager (T.J. Miller) throws a wild Christmas party in the hope of finalizing a deal with a big-time client (Courtney B. Vance). If the party is unsuccessful and the client gets away, the manager's boss and older sister (Jennifer Aniston) will close the branch and lay off all of the employees. Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, and Kate McKinnon co-star in this holiday comedy directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon
Cast: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, TJ
Miller, Jillian Bell
Release Date: Dec
09, 2016
Rated R for Drug Use, Crude Sexual Content, Graphic
Nudity and Language Throughout
Runtime: 1 hr. 45 min.
Genres: Comedy
Review:
Office Christmas Party is a film that’s never really as
funny as it should be. The cast is made
up of a who’s who of talented comedians who can be really funny all on their
own. Somehow, the film never really
meshes together the way it should have.
It’s funny in spots but never consistently enough to make it worth
revisiting again. The overall plot
borrows heavily from Animal House and Project X but it never really finds its
own footing. When all the crazy antics
are done it’s a surprisingly tame R rated comedy that’ll be easily forgotten by
the time you left the theater.
C
