After Hours is the kind of movie that inspired lots of filmmakers but ultimately does not work by itself as a work of art.
The film tells the story of an average 80s worker that finds himself into a bizarre adventure full of absurd and terrifying situations.
The problem with the movie is that everything (the plot, the characters...) is so absurd that at the end you stop caring about what may happen next. The fact that the script jokes about thing that are not laughable (rape, suicide...) does not help at all.
I understand that this movie's absurd humour and the way it deals with twisted versions of actual 80s fears probably were very innovative in its time, but nowadays its not enough to surprise the average viewer.
The film tells the story of an average 80s worker that finds himself into a bizarre adventure full of absurd and terrifying situations.
The problem with the movie is that everything (the plot, the characters...) is so absurd that at the end you stop caring about what may happen next. The fact that the script jokes about thing that are not laughable (rape, suicide...) does not help at all.
I understand that this movie's absurd humour and the way it deals with twisted versions of actual 80s fears probably were very innovative in its time, but nowadays its not enough to surprise the average viewer.