Office
China Lion | Release Date: September 18, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
Village VoiceMichael NordineMar 22, 2016
Wry and self-aware but never finger-wagging, Office looks back on an economic precipice and finds more humor and spirit than any other depiction yet made about it. Read full review
90
VarietyJustin ChangSep 24, 2015
This boardroom tuner charmingly mines humor, romance and no shortage of eccentric lyrics from the world of spreadsheets and stock portfolios, but its real achievement is a formal and conceptual one, conjuring a tongue-in-cheek vision of modern capitalism in splendidly Brechtian terms (and in widescreen 3D, to boot). Read full review
90
Screen DailyDan FainaruSep 17, 2015
Office is first and foremost about enjoying cinema’s capacity to entertain and have fun, which Johnnie To certainly seems to have had himself in making it. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisSep 17, 2015
The songs in Office aren’t especially memorable. But it’s hard to care too much when you have a director who knows how to create tension by moving the camera and characters even while he’s delivering a nimble political softshoe with filmmaking dazzle. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSep 18, 2015
Several of To's recent films concern economic upheaval and its effect on personal relationships, but Office is one of his recent best because it makes something as dire as a financial crisis seem like a natural subject for a modern musical. Read full review
83
The Film StageEthan VestbyMay 17, 2016
The film is aware of the concentrated world it’s depicting. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 18, 2015
Office is one of the most original and imaginative musicals of the last decade, in spite of Lo Dayu’s largely unremarkable, temp-track-like score. Read full review
60
CineVueMatthew AndersonSep 18, 2015
A clever, daring and unusual piece of cinema which fans of thinking outside the box will appreciate. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiSep 17, 2015
Office is undermined by a simplistic screenplay lacking the nuances and frisson one expects of a cutting-edge satire of a capitalist world propelled by graft and greed. Read full review
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