Film Review – Corner Office

It’s easy to understand why Jon Hamm would agree to star in a low-budget endeavor like “Corner Office.” He’s almost in every shot, takes control of the picture through voiceover, and portrays a mentally unstable human being, giving him a chance to do something different in a career that’s mostly been about sameness. He doesn’t make any bold choices, but Hamm finds his footing with the material, which is an adaptation of a book by Jonas Karlsson (Ted Kupper handles screenplay duties), capturing the peculiarities of a bizarre person coming into contact with unreality. Director Joachim Back doesn’t make an urgent movie with “Corner Office,” but he finds his way into the strangeness of the tale, which presents power plays in a business setting, teasing “Office Space” directions, but ending up with its own appreciation of insanity. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com