Head Office is the only film I know that truly deserves mention when discussing both the best and the worst of comedies. It contains a first half hour that is classic, a perfect combination of intelligent bite and ridiculous slapstick. The jokes barely leave you time to recover before the next one hits.
The amazing comic quality of Jack's first day at the office can only be topped by the movie's amazing fall into an unwatchable steaming heap. It may be the most amazing plunge ever taken by a movie.
For that reason it is a must see. Rent it. Get something to snack on from the fridge during the gratuitous-sex-joke opening. Make sure you're back for the graduation sequence and that you have a stable place to set your drink and enjoy the laughs. When Jane Seymour's character gives her speech, a momentary soul search in her new office, you have a decision to make. You can turn it off, which is my suggestion, or watch a Hollywood story plunge some great comic writing off a cliff.
The amazing comic quality of Jack's first day at the office can only be topped by the movie's amazing fall into an unwatchable steaming heap. It may be the most amazing plunge ever taken by a movie.
For that reason it is a must see. Rent it. Get something to snack on from the fridge during the gratuitous-sex-joke opening. Make sure you're back for the graduation sequence and that you have a stable place to set your drink and enjoy the laughs. When Jane Seymour's character gives her speech, a momentary soul search in her new office, you have a decision to make. You can turn it off, which is my suggestion, or watch a Hollywood story plunge some great comic writing off a cliff.