Review of Office Christmas Party (2016) by Jacob B — 20 Dec 2018

Okay, the trailers promised me the party sequences of Bad Neighbours but in an office. Sure, everything needs a story, no matter how half-assed it might be but I don't want to watch a movie in where they throw a party because of boring business stuff.

Don't you raunchy comedies know that every single R-rated comedy that has ever existed has a big-time periphery demographic? Even when things do go insane, I never felt as caught up in the moment as in the Neighbours movies and Bad Moms.

If it has any notable good things about it, it's that the cast is talented and do allow for some laughs every once in a while and the characters themselves are likable and charming. The most notable ones for me being Jason Bateman and Dopinder from Deadpool as the boss of these two guys who don't believe that he has a girlfriend.

I was actually hoping that she existed. Damn :(. But Office Christmas Party is, forgive me for this, boring. Something a movie that's all about a party shouldn't be especially with its forced sentimentality and a conflict that I'd prefer was brushed off as an afterthought so that the movie could be.

..you know...fun.