Office Space (1999)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Peter Gibbons	Ron Livingston
Joanna	Jennifer Aniston	½
Michael Bolton	David Herman
Samir Nagheenanajar	Ajay Naidu
Lawrence	Diedrich Bader	½
Milton Waddams	Stephen Root	½
Bill Lumbergh	Gary Cole
Tom Smykowski	Richard Riehle	½
Bob Slydell	John C. McGinley	½
Bob Porter	Paul Willson	½

Review

Brilliant and hilarious satire on life in an office cubicle and the dot-com bubble of the late 90s. Mike Judge gets it all right with his writing and direction, constantly hitting bullseye with his characterizations and observations on a business that has not only outgrown its relevance, but that also embodies a hollowness that typifies the contemporary culture in many fields of work. Judge raises questions of an existential nature that make it impossible not to view the world it depicts in a ridiculous light. And he does it without being pessimistic or cynical, because, says Judge, it's that very same idiocy and absurdity that will ultimately save us. The point of view is heavily inspired by Scott Adams, but brought to vivid life by Judge's brilliant dialogue and knack for positively peculiar plot twists. The film has some of the same atmosphere that Steve Oedekerk brings to his best work, and it anticipated much of what made Ricky Gervais' The Office a success some years later. A must-see.