Office Christmas Party
TJ Miller (Silicon Valley), Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters), Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston lead this Christmas comedy about an office party that skyrockets into lunacy. From the directors of Blades of Glory.
When his uptight CEO sister (Aniston) threatens to shut down his branch, the manager (Miller) throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day.
- Director:
- Josh GordonWill Speck ('Blades of Glory', 'The Switch')
- Writer:
- Justin MalenLaura SolonDan Mazer
- Cast:
- T.J. MillerKate McKinnonJason BatemanJennifer AnistonOlivia MunnJamie ChungAbbey LeeKaran SoniJillian BellRob Corddry
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksJason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston are in another comedy together, and so you can pretty much guess what that means - he’ll sleepwalk through being the everyman emotional core of the pic, and she’ll be some version of mainstream-friendly outrageous. They’re but two of the core cast of Office Christmas Party, which at times resembles a Frankenstein’s hybrid between their prior generic comedy fare like Horrible Bosses and sprawling ensemble-driven multi-narratives in the vein of Love Actually or New Year’s Eve.
With this many established comedy stars - how could it miss so badly?
I generally see anything with Jason Bateman in it. His reactions to absurd situations can generally carry a movie. Throw in the Silicon Valley guy, SNL's Hillary Clinton and a half-decent script and you should have the ingredients for 90 minutes of distraction. It's the half-decent script that is missing. You can really tell that they got the title and...
Variety
pressTurn them loose, and this cast has nearly endless potential to be outrageous, and yet, the script...keeps interrupting the festivities with unnecessary details about whether the company will even be around tomorrow.
Total Film
pressThe perfect seasonal gift. Or would be, if only Office Christmas Party delivered its gags with a little more frequency.
The Telegraph
pressEveryone’s favourite Ghostbuster does the film a heap of small mercies...
The New York Times
pressSometimes the movie, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, is too obviously just a framework for its stars to deploy goofy schtick, but the overall package is naughty, inappropriate fun.
The Guardian
pressIt's a film destined for iTunes rental status, but kept from flatlining with a pretty dependable string of stupid yet funny one-liners...
New Zealand Herald
pressIf you brave it sober, many of the jokes fall flat, the party scenes become grating and the characters become borderline insufferable.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt’s a frenetic grab bag of strained shtick, however expertly delivered by ace comic performers.
Empire Magazine
pressIn a year of Bad Moms, Bad Santas and Bad Neighbours, this is, essentially, Bad Employees: another irresponsible-adults comedy, another great cast, and another erratic script. Catch it for McKinnon.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksJason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston are in another comedy together, and so you can pretty much guess what that means - he’ll sleepwalk through being the everyman emotional core of the pic, and she’ll be some version of mainstream-friendly outrageous. They’re but two of the core cast of Office Christmas Party, which at times resembles a Frankenstein’s hybrid between their prior generic comedy fare like Horrible Bosses and sprawling ensemble-driven multi-narratives in the vein of Love Actually or New Year’s Eve.
Variety
pressTurn them loose, and this cast has nearly endless potential to be outrageous, and yet, the script...keeps interrupting the festivities with unnecessary details about whether the company will even be around tomorrow.
Total Film
pressThe perfect seasonal gift. Or would be, if only Office Christmas Party delivered its gags with a little more frequency.
The Telegraph
pressEveryone’s favourite Ghostbuster does the film a heap of small mercies...
The New York Times
pressSometimes the movie, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, is too obviously just a framework for its stars to deploy goofy schtick, but the overall package is naughty, inappropriate fun.
The Guardian
pressIt's a film destined for iTunes rental status, but kept from flatlining with a pretty dependable string of stupid yet funny one-liners...
New Zealand Herald
pressIf you brave it sober, many of the jokes fall flat, the party scenes become grating and the characters become borderline insufferable.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt’s a frenetic grab bag of strained shtick, however expertly delivered by ace comic performers.
Empire Magazine
pressIn a year of Bad Moms, Bad Santas and Bad Neighbours, this is, essentially, Bad Employees: another irresponsible-adults comedy, another great cast, and another erratic script. Catch it for McKinnon.
With this many established comedy stars - how could it miss so badly?
I generally see anything with Jason Bateman in it. His reactions to absurd situations can generally carry a movie. Throw in the Silicon Valley guy, SNL's Hillary Clinton and a half-decent script and you should have the ingredients for 90 minutes of distraction. It's the half-decent script that is missing. You can really tell that they got the title and...
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