As a film student, I'm always judging every possible thing in order to determine whether it's good quality or not. With a film like this, it's impossible to do so.
This film is something that you can't take too seriously as a piece of a cinema. A light- hearted, sex and drug-infused Christmas comedy isn't exactly too focused on interesting cinematography.
What it IS focused on is good comedy. And, for me, it hit the nail on the head.
The comedic actors in this movie were at their finest.
Fresh off her Emmy win and launch into super-mainstream popularity, Kate McKinnon delivers a hilarious performance as by-the-books HR worker, Mary, who embodies a Luna Lovegood-esque airiness about her and a layer of mystery that makes you wish she was the central character. This just proves that Kate McKinnon might just be the next Fey/Poehler to come from SNL into Hollywood movies.
Jennifer Aniston is also solid, playing the ruthless, sassy CEO, Carol. Aniston's one mission for the past 12 years has been to prove that she's not just Rachel Green and she's done it several times successfully and this is one of them. Her comedic timing has greatly improved and she delivers her insults so coldly that I had to put a jacket on.
Bateman and Munn are a good on screen duo and the insertion of TJ Miller into their dynamic is one that works well for the movie.
Above all, though, this movie is one big cliché and by the end you don't even care that you've probably seen 9 different attempts at the same movie.
I recommend watching if you've got some time on your hands and want to be entertained. Also for Kate McKinnon's dancing. That too.
This film is something that you can't take too seriously as a piece of a cinema. A light- hearted, sex and drug-infused Christmas comedy isn't exactly too focused on interesting cinematography.
What it IS focused on is good comedy. And, for me, it hit the nail on the head.
The comedic actors in this movie were at their finest.
Fresh off her Emmy win and launch into super-mainstream popularity, Kate McKinnon delivers a hilarious performance as by-the-books HR worker, Mary, who embodies a Luna Lovegood-esque airiness about her and a layer of mystery that makes you wish she was the central character. This just proves that Kate McKinnon might just be the next Fey/Poehler to come from SNL into Hollywood movies.
Jennifer Aniston is also solid, playing the ruthless, sassy CEO, Carol. Aniston's one mission for the past 12 years has been to prove that she's not just Rachel Green and she's done it several times successfully and this is one of them. Her comedic timing has greatly improved and she delivers her insults so coldly that I had to put a jacket on.
Bateman and Munn are a good on screen duo and the insertion of TJ Miller into their dynamic is one that works well for the movie.
Above all, though, this movie is one big cliché and by the end you don't even care that you've probably seen 9 different attempts at the same movie.
I recommend watching if you've got some time on your hands and want to be entertained. Also for Kate McKinnon's dancing. That too.
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