A virus spreads through an office complex, causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.A virus spreads through an office complex, causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.A virus spreads through an office complex, causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.
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- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaThe conversation between Derek and Melanie about the Dave Matthews Band wasn't in the original script.
- GoofsWhen Derek (Steven Yeun) and Melanie (Samara Weaving) gain entry into "The Reapers" office, a nail is already lodged in his desk. A few moments later, Melanie is seen shooting that very same nail into the desk, which barely misses the Reapers' hand.
- Quotes
Melanie Cross: My mother used to say that no one raindrop ever thought it caused the flood. I now know what she meant by that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Half in the Bag: 2017 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Thieving Magpie, Overture
Written by Gioachino Rossini
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music obo Boosey & Hawkes Classical
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So this is one of those "tries to do lots of genres at once" type movies, and they're usually my favourite. The problem here wasn't so much that it felt particularly uneven or tonally conflicted: it was more just that for all the genres it dipped its toes into, it didn't really satisfy in any of them.
Was there comedy? Kind of, but I barely cracked a smile more than once or twice. Was there action? Kind of, but it wasn't particularly well-choreographed or satisfying or memorable. Was there horror? I mean... not really; I wasn't scared for a second about anything. Was there satire? Yes, but nothing the movie said was particularly exciting or substantive. Was it effective as a thriller? Sort of, in the sense that it was fast-paced and structurally sound.
However, the rest of the writing faltered, as the characters were mostly very simple, the dialogue stilted and predictable, and the resolution a little rushed. Steven Yuen does a very good job however and deserved a much better script to work with. Him, the solid direction, and the fact that the movie is not boring and moves at a good pace are a few of the reasons that keep me from wanting to call this movie "bad."
It was all just a little underwhelming, and I can't see myself remembering much about it at all by this time next week.
Was there comedy? Kind of, but I barely cracked a smile more than once or twice. Was there action? Kind of, but it wasn't particularly well-choreographed or satisfying or memorable. Was there horror? I mean... not really; I wasn't scared for a second about anything. Was there satire? Yes, but nothing the movie said was particularly exciting or substantive. Was it effective as a thriller? Sort of, in the sense that it was fast-paced and structurally sound.
However, the rest of the writing faltered, as the characters were mostly very simple, the dialogue stilted and predictable, and the resolution a little rushed. Steven Yuen does a very good job however and deserved a much better script to work with. Him, the solid direction, and the fact that the movie is not boring and moves at a good pace are a few of the reasons that keep me from wanting to call this movie "bad."
It was all just a little underwhelming, and I can't see myself remembering much about it at all by this time next week.
- Jeremy_Urquhart
- May 18, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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