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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSlant MagazineWilliam RepassThe film goes to show that humanism and absurdism are often two expressions of the same face.
- 63RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonRogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonCorner Office is a sometimes-funny satire stuffed with capitalist ennui, but it bites with dull teeth, failing to provide enough support for its sentiment to stick.
- 60IGNSiddhant AdlakhaIGNSiddhant AdlakhaCorner Office is a just-okay office satire saved by Jon Hamm playing the anti-Jon Hamm.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichIt’s only towards the very end, when the film’s satire and surrealism pull apart from each other like a party cracker, that the tension brewing in Orson’s department becomes compelling enough to justify the busywork of creating it.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckCorner Office succeeds all too well in conveying the deadening effects of office work, practically serving as a testimonial to the pandemic-created trend of working from home.
- 40VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeLike head-in-the-clouds Orson, Back’s debut feature imagines more for itself than others can see, though only the latter has earned a shot at another job.
- 33The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyHamm makes himself look bland, which is no small accomplishment. But he’s also smothering much of what makes him an exciting actor.