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Office Killer

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Office Killer (1998)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:2

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.3/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In this camp comedy thriller directed by artist/photographer Cindy Sherman, Dorine Douglas suffers depression when relegated to performing her job for Constant Consumer Magazine at-home. Not... In this camp comedy thriller directed by artist/photographer Cindy Sherman, Dorine Douglas suffers depression when relegated to performing her job for Constant Consumer Magazine at-home. Not knowing how to cope, after accidentally killing one of her coworkers, she finds the residual feelings very satisfying. Revived, Dorine continues to populate her new work environment with dead coworkers. [More]

Starring: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa

Starring: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa, Michael Imperioli, David Thornton, Alice Drummond, Florina Rodov

Director: Cindy Sherman

Director: Cindy Sherman
Producer: Tom Carouso, John Hart, Ted Hope, Pamela Koffler, James Schamus, Christine Vachon

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A wry and intellectual romp through B-movie cliches -- without stinting on the gore and mayhem.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Bonetti
David Bonetti
San Francisco Examiner

Some of this is insulting, all of it is tedious.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/29/02
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
L.A. Weekly

As lifeless as the corpses that pile up in mousy Carol Kane's basement.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
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It can't decide what it wants to be -- slasher fest, social satire or revenge comedy -- and ends up being an awkward goulash.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

It doesn't offer a single moment of visceral or emotional electricity.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Despite running only 81 minutes, Sherman's debut feels distended, perhaps because it flutters around from black comedy to Grand Guignol to character study, rarely touching down on any of the above.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

Extra points for liberal use of chicken innards as wholesale gore. Minus points for not being funny enough.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

It's more disturbing than finding half a cockroach in a Fluffernutter sandwich.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

The measure of this film's failure is that when the nasty stuff happens, we don't laugh and we really don't care.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The film opens with some intriguing and old-fashioned credits set to an ominous score. That’s the high point.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/02/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No terror or suspense occupies this tired, gloomy vacuum, not to mention wit or humor.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Dale Winogura
Dale Winogura
Boxoffice Magazine

A pretentious pseudo-parody of a serial-killer movie.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
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12/04/08
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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01/01/00
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Trashy, stupid, schlock-y, and completely dull.

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02/21/04
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

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06/29/05
Emanuel Levy
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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