Out of Office

I don't understand the negative reviewed. It's a hilarious movie featuring a lot of familiar faces and side-splitting humor. It's an hour and a half of fun and distraction. You will not be sorry that you watched it. Ken Jeong and Leslie Jones steal every scene they're in. Jason Alexander makes some appearances and it's hard not to see an aged George Costanza. The gags and physical comedy are noteworthy as well. It definitely wreaks of the pandemic out-of-office live we were all forced to endure for so long. Some may not like it because it's smartly written with slapstick humor and a limited plot. It focuses on several individual stories co-mingled. Still - it's great. Have some coq au vin and enjoy. ;)

This movie feels like it was envisioned as a TV show. It starts out pretty strong and then starts to stumble hard about halfway through. It is a little bit of a cartoon, some of it was pretty goofy. Probably needed another pass on that script to make it a movie, a bunch of stories get shoved together, but layered haphazardly. The A story of Vayntrub's character appears to just crash into the makings of an unhealthy relationship, while being driven by the B story of Ken Jeong's abusive relationship with Leslie Jones as the aggressor. Every marriage is portrayed as extremely toxic, with the exception of the couple that has Ken Jeong dress up as Sherlock Holmes and watch them bang. Vayntrub's character is funny and charming and she portrays it well when the script allows. A lot of this is pretty funny when it can hold the line between cringe-goofy and plot points that are confusing because the characters aren't developed enough. Falls off a sharp cliff at the end, no real conclusion. Nobody learned much of anything, every married character in this would be happier with a divorce,and in the end not much really happens. Should've been better with the actors on board.

Nothing about this movie was funny. I don't think I've ever been so bored from a movie. Just kept waiting for it to go somewhere. Or at least be somewhat funny. The comedy is beyond childish. Having had to work from home I can say from experience. That not a single thing about this movie is close to real life work communication. Yes I get it's suppose to be a little far out but this crosses the line. Getting "strikes" on her first day.. etc. Like others have said, it looks as if it was filmed on an iPhone. Watched it twice just to be sure I wasn't judging too hard the first time. But was just as bad. I just can't imagine all the actors sitting there and saying "yep this is great". The AT&T girl was better in the commercials. Which sucked as well. I hope she doesn't think this is her big debut.

I had to pinch myself a few time to remember I wasn't watching the last sitcom released. It has so much potential for a tv series. Sort of the office version after covid time. It's fun, light, there so much interesting characters to explore. The movie is about this new hiree and how she navigate her life both personal and with a new team. She is a solid main character I spent a really good 1h40 and I don't understand the haters. I've started appreciating things for what they are and not what I wished. So for a low budget movie I found it really good and entertaining. No big actors here, but potential. They all played really well and I can't wait to see them all in other venture.

Out of Office is a 2022 Comedy Central exclusive film that focuses on the reality of working from home via video chats. The film begins with Eliza (Milana Vayntrub) as she interviews with a technology company via video chat, and despite having no qualifications, manages to land the job by giving the boss horrible relationship advice. The film features an ensemble cast of well-known comedic actors -- Jason Alexander and Cheri Oteri star as Eliza's parents; Ken Jeong and Jay Pharoah star as members of the new company Eliza begins working with; Leslie Jones stars as Jeong's angry wife; and Jim Rash (Community) and Oscar Nunez (who seemed to channel Michael Scott in his role) are in supporting roles. The primary story of the film revolves around Eliza's entry into the company; the awkward connections between all of the employees; as well as a healthy dose of uncomfortableness surrounding the pasts and social lives of some of the characters. All the comedy in the film is based on the idea of the silliness and distractions that can come from working at home. While there are certainly some laugh out loud moments (typically tied to the antics of Jeong), there are also a lot of jokes that fall flat and feel overly forced. In addition, the awkward dramatic elements (which mostly feature in the last third of the film) detract from the comedy and bring the mood of the film down quite a bit, leaving a less than satisfactory ending. Overall, the film feels like an extended pilot for a television series that may be a bit too close to The Office to really be successful. It unfortunately also struggles with its identity a bit -- it begins as a typical comedy but ends more as a dramedy.

Nothing like casting a third rate AT&T commercial "actor" on a third rate excuse for a "Comedy" network for a lackluster, disjointed mess of a "comedy" feature. Pretty much right on brand for a once good network that has become so lazy in their programming that it is nearly impossible to tune in at any point in the day and not see tired "The Office" reruns. This was just an abysmal failure and "Lily" simply cannot act to save her life. She has no more business in a film or show than that talentless dolt who plays Flo in those annoying Progressive ads. Not a funny moment in the entire thing, despite the fact that it featured the normally funny Ken Jeong. Please do not waste your time with this garbage. "Comedy" Central should just combine with MTV and VH1 to form one unfunny and unwatchable network.

No plot, bad acting, feels like an overlong sitcom episode or a backdoor pilot for a potential series. The characters do nothing to move it along. Ken Jeong is especially grating and nowhere close to funny in this. Jason Alexander is present, but gets too little time and has nothing to do when he's on screen. Milana Vayntrub of "Lily AT&T" fame is somewhat miscast as the lead, would be better as a supporting character. This suffers from lack of story and bad acting all around. Don't bother watching, it's nothing more than another Comedy Central attempt to get a series and capitalize off a few 'names'.

Why would any company waste even the smallest budget on a movie like this? I mean you wasted people's time instead of entertaining them! I really don't understand, are they high while commissioning this? From storyline it self to the script or the horrible acting and cast. I know i sound like I'm smoking this movie but this is the truth, America has to understand that there's a whole world outside of USA where they can get inspired from or even consider when making a movie. I can't forgive the fact that you made me sit through this thinking that someone might actually pull off an entertaining movie about "working from home" since its such relevant topic these days. I feel sorry for the money wasted on this.