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movie review - Office Space

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 1999.02.28

This flick's about three software engineers working for a software firm with a typically vanilla 'tech' name, a typically brain-dead cast of management, and no discernable organization. Their clients are the financial industry. This whole setup hit uncomfortably close to home, as my fiancée noticed (and started elbowing me). The character Michael, in fact, wore the type of clothes I used to wear - eg. short sleeve dress shirt w/ tie, and had the same haircut I used to sport....

The layoff and meltdown scenes in particular are funny, but I enjoyed the entire thing.

Strongly recommended. A favorite.

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