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Not Funny, Plain and Simple (REVIEW)

posted 8 years ago by themovieparadise
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I wasn't expecting an incredible story. I wasn't expecting this to be a 10/10, best film of the year kind of movie at all. I was just wanting a throw-away holiday movie that would make me laugh, and Office Christmas Party couldn't even deliver on that. Not only is its story and character development atrocious, but it's just not funny. That's the bottom line for me. Everything else in a comedy can be garbage, but if I laugh, then it's forgiven in my book. But ultimately, Office Christmas Party is about as stale as its title. It doesn't do anything innovative or new. It retreads the same humor that we've seen a thousand times, and it executes it poorly. The performances aren't very good, with many of the actors simply there to collect paychecks. T.J. Miller was the standout, and even he wasn't the best he's been. He was a million times funnier earlier this year in Deadpool...

You can read our full review here: http://www.themovieparadise.com/2016/12/office-christmas-party-review-jason-bateman-jennifer-aniston-tj-miller.html

[–] TinyCricket 8 years ago

I actually thought TJ Miller was incredibly unfunny. He doesn't deliver his lines very well and makes me cringe when I watch him attempt comedy.

[–] themovieparadise 8 years ago

I didn't think he was overly funny, but I laughed more at his jokes than anyone else in the movie

[–] TinyCricket 8 years ago

Now THAT'S a bad sign. I watched it mostly for Jason Bateman.

[–] vanquish2020 8 years ago

Not surprising that the movie is horrible. One, it has Aniston. Two, it's an ensemble "comedy". Those two things alone would have me running for the hills.