Office Space Critic Reviews

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Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

Imagine a live-action version of the "Dilbert" comic strip with a touch of Hal Hartley's deadpan absurdism, and you're ready for the frequently uproarious "Office Space."Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

Bristling with shrewd observation, inspired humor and all-around smarts, Office Space is a winner about a guy who's beginning to feel like a loser. [19 Feb 1999]Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie's dialogue is smart. It doesn't just chug along making plot points.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Jennifer Aniston...doesn't have much screen time, but in playing this slightly insecure, affable young woman, she does her best film acting to date.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

A knowing, somewhat slight, often hilarious sendup of cubicle culture.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

I could love it only as far as it let me. Although the movie has hilarious moments throughout, its thematic thinness is writ fairly large on the big screen.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

It's on the verge of being really good...his narrative peters out without a decent payoff. It's a testament to the rage and anxieties that he has brilliantly tapped into that he can't get away with a subdued conflagration and a lame twist at the end.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

From morning traffic jams to passive-aggressive bosses who justify their existence by making yours miserable, Space gets it right. [19 Feb 1999]Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

It fails to sustain its comic momentum or high energy level. The first half is fresh and funny, but it doesn't last.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Feels cramped and underimagined. I think Judge is capable of making an inspired live-action comedy, but next time he'll have to remember to do what he does in his animated ones--keep the madness popping.Read the full review

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