Film Review – Out of Office

The workplace has changed over the last two years, therefore it’s time to update the workplace comedy. “Out of Office” is one of a few titles trying to make sense of the new employment rules, examining the screwball communication demands and strange relationships involved with the work-from-home approach, where connection is video conference-based, but the same old peculiarities and tensions remain. There’s potential for a farce, or perhaps a sharp updating of the Mike Judge classic, “Office Space,” but writer/director Paul Lieberstein doesn’t have that level of inspiration for the endeavor. He aims more for mild antics, bodily function humor, and extended improvisations, putting pressure on the ensemble to come up with silly stuff, which the talent isn’t always able to do. “Out of Office” will certainly be understood in a special way by those subjected to current business demands, but the potential of the concept isn’t met by Lieberstein, who doesn’t always know what he wants from the feature. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com