I saw Office Space the other day on video. I think it
was Ace who mentioned it before, but let me chime in. This is a
very funny, original little movie. It falls apart a bit at the
end, but nothing irredeemable.
You must see it if only for Gary Coleman, who hunted down the
essence of middle management, got it right between the crosshairs
of his scope, and squeezed the trigger. His nightmarishly
accurate performance has probably disrupted the sleeping patterns
of many a corporate hack, caused the death of several thousand of
their coffee , and brought on a most welcome abatement in the use
of the word, "Yeah".
But all the performances are wonderful, especially Ron
Livingston as the eminently likeable lead, Ajay Naidu and David
Herman as his nerdy nebbish pals, Diedrich Bader as the roommate*,
and Stephen Root, who is nearly unrecognizable as Milton, who
only wants his stapler and a cubicle to call his own.
And remember: "Since I started working, every single day
has been worse than the day before, so that every day you see me
is the worst day of my life."
*Ha. Diedrich Bader is the neighbor, not the roommate. But when
you see the movie, you'll know why I made the mistake.
