A Video Review of "Office Killer"
Copyright 2003 Glenn Walker
It’s like an evil twin to Haiku Tunnel or Office Space in that it’s just as hilarious as those films but in retrospect I think it’s supposed to be a horror movie. Whatever. It actually works as both.
Carol Kane (Simka of "Taxi") plays Dorine, a mousy proofreader who has been downsized and then accidentally electrocutes the office computer guy (David Thornton who distractingly looks just like Jimmy Fallon’s similar character from "Saturday Night Live"). Once she gets a taste of killing she proceeds to off the rest of the office staff.
When not absorbed in her work and job Dorine takes care of her ailing mother. Her performance here is disturbingly close to that of Bruce Davison’s in the classic Willard or Scott Jacoby’s in Bad Ronald. Carol Kane is highly underrated.
Molly Ringwold (always a pleasure to see she’s still doing movies), Michael Imperioli (nice to see him outside "The Sopranos") and Jeanne Tripplehorn (Rene Russo’s perennial stunt double) round out an impressive cast.
Now I’m sure anyone who works or has worked in Cubicle Hell is cheering Dorine on. Me too. It’s a delicious road to murder and wish fulfillment. See it but try not to live it… unless you’re sure you won’t get caught.
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