dooley_ Review of Out of Office

Out of Office (2022 TV Movie)

Falls apart almost exactly halfway through

[6/10 · 14 September 2022]

This movie feels like it was envisioned as a TV show. It starts out pretty strong and then starts to stumble hard about halfway through. It is a little bit of a cartoon, some of it was pretty goofy. Probably needed another pass on that script to make it a movie, a bunch of stories get shoved together, but layered haphazardly. The A story of Vayntrub's character appears to just crash into the makings of an unhealthy relationship, while being driven by the B story of Ken Jeong's abusive relationship with Leslie Jones as the aggressor. Every marriage is portrayed as extremely toxic, with the exception of the couple that has Ken Jeong dress up as Sherlock Holmes and watch them bang. Vayntrub's character is funny and charming and she portrays it well when the script allows. A lot of this is pretty funny when it can hold the line between cringe-goofy and plot points that are confusing because the characters aren't developed enough. Falls off a sharp cliff at the end, no real conclusion. Nobody learned much of anything, every married character in this would be happier with a divorce,and in the end not much really happens. Should've been better with the actors on board.