“It’s that time of year….” for another big holiday themed comedy. We’ve had a big family yuletide mix of laughs and tears with Almost Christmas, that’s, ahem, almost a month old now. That bit of tinsel joined a long list of similar movie comedies like Love The Coopers and a film now considered an annual viewing tradition for many, National Lampoon’S Christmas Vacation. Yes, they’re all holiday hijinks with the family, but that other family is largely ignored. I’m speaking of the “workplace family”, the folks you bond with while “on the job” (many “workaholics” spent more time with them than their spouses and kids). Ah, the studios got the hint, so the newest movie present under the big multiplex tree is all set to be unwrapped. Looks like we’re all invited to the big Office Christmas Party.

The film begins with a...