Office Christmas Party

Movie Review
Release on: Dec 09, 2016

Movie name	:	Office Christmas Party
Genres	:	Comedy
Run time	:	105 min
Produced by	:	Guymon Casady Daniel Rappaport Scott Stuber
Directed by	:	Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Music by	:	Theodore Shapiro
Writers	:	Justin Malen, Laura Solon
Cinematography	:	Jeff Cutter
Edited by	:	Jeff Groth Evan Henke
Production	:	DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Bluegrass Films Entertainment 360
Countries	:	USA

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Stars : Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Karan Soni, Jamie Chung, Abbey Lee, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew Leeds, Oliver Cooper, Chloe Wepper, Matt Walsh, Ben Falcone, Adrian Martinez, Fortune Feimster, Erick Chavarria, Jimmy Butler, Nick Peine, Michael Tourek, Vince Pisani, Sonny Valicenti, Lynne Ashe, Nick Madrick, Brian Ashton Smith, Walt Jones, Summer Fontana, Daniel Jackson, Ricky Muse, David Kallaway, Robin Robinson, Richard Cotovsky, Jessica Miesel, Jackie Renee Robinson, Bolton Marsh, Todd Parker, Jeff Ryan Alexander, Lauren Boyd, Erica Page, Joshua Mikel, David Kenneth Underwood, Deja Dee, Brooke Jaye Taylor, Lori Gutierrez, Bobby Hoskins, Ralph Abbas, Jeffery Arseneau, Anthony Belevtsov, Thomas K. Belgrey, Emilia Bella, Romar Bennett, Autumn Bowman, Tabitha Chappelle, Sarah Timms Chittaro, Marisol Correa, Arthur Dean, Jeff Dlugolecki, Stephanie Enderby, Mark Falvo, Emelita T. Gonzalez, Turillis Grier, Darien Johnson, Nicole Lauren, Todd Lee, Lizzy Leigh, Destiny Lopez, Erin Luboff, Charisse Lyon, BreeAnna Marie, Myranda McGhee, Paige Nicollette, Mandy Oakes, Donald K. Overstreet, Stephen Payne, Sandy PiÃ±a, George Pringle, Jennifer Pskowski, William Cowboy Reed, Jasmin Rodriguez, Heather Schell, Darren Sheehan, Juliette Sicard, Niki Sterner, Doug Stroup, Bret Thompson, Brandy Trafman, Giota Trakas, Candida Valentina, Daria Vyaersi, Candyce Ward, Ashley Washburn, Roger Wiggins, Trevor Wolf, Alex Zelenka

Story : When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.

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The title is a dead giveaway, and you’re fully aware of what you’re getting into. Surprisingly, the initial build up is brimming with promise primarily due to experienced comedians behind their characters. Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Kate McKinnon, Randall Park and Vanessa Bayer have become staples in iconic comedies and sitcoms. Jennifer Aniston’s tough-as-nails, no-nonsense, ‘horrible boss’ isn’t exactly unique but is played to perfection. Olivia Munn tends to be a wildcard, though her role here is suitably restrained.
An unusual addition to this mix is Courtney B. Vance, who usually plays stern, steadfast roles. His character switch midway signals the turning point in the movie, as the party kicks into high gear. But this also forecasts the eventual descent into corporate clichés, sexual debauchery and flatulent humor which prevents ‘Office Christmas Party’ from exceeding expectations. The last act races to the finish line for the lack of a cohesive plot, thereby squandering a strong start.

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Office Christmas Party

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