Wordiezett So much average

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

groggo I had a lot of problems with this, ummm, film (???) The list is a long one, so I won't bore you, which is what this movie did to me. Then again if you're going to base an entire movie on the endless ennui and excruciating pettiness in a mealy-mouthed, small-minded office, then it's difficult not to be overwhelmed by boredom.Simply put, this would have worked as a 45-minute exercise. But stretching it to 95 minutes just didn't work. It's crying out for severe criticism. We got the point of this flick at the 30-minute mark. The rest was spent trying to convince us that we have a tendency to get too comfortable, even when our circumstances are eroding our capacity for thought. We don't move on until external forces compel us to do so.Toni Collette and Parker Posey were the whole show here. The rest of the players, including Kudrow, Elliot, Balaban and Dooley, really had nothing to do. The script must have looked great to Collette and Posey. Why the others signed on is anyone's guess.The sound quality of the DVD I rented was poor. I had to crank up the volume a number of times to hear what the characters, particularly Posey, were saying. Doesn't really matter anyway. This film is interesting, but far, far too long.

groovymarlin Is this movie slow? Occasionally boring? Kind of depressing? Yes. Unfortunately, that is the reality of working as a temp in an office! Take it from one who's been there. I spent several years temping on breaks from college in the late 80s, and this movie brought it all back, vividly. The office politics, the way the permanent workers "look down" on the temps, the menial and mind-numbing tasks, the good old boys (mostly white males, at that time) who were in charge and above it all. Not all of my jobs were as horrible as the office depicted in this movie, but enough were that it occasionally gave me chills. I hope that things have improved, with the proliferation of computers and other advanced technology, at least in terms of the work itself. But I can guarantee that in some places, that temp vs. perm "caste system" will always be there, regardless of how the jobs get done.The performances in the movie were excellent. I really liked Parker Posey's exuberant portrayal, as well as Toni Collette's studied, more subtle effort. She expresses so much pain and frustration through her facial expressions and quiet, even-toned narration.The movie is not for everyone, and some viewers will no doubt be bored and/or confused by it. But if you've ever been a temp of any kind, or worked in an office, I think it will resonate with you.

dcshanno The only thing that I can think when reading the negative comments left for this movie is that the people who wrote them have *clearly* never temped. As someone who spent four years of his life wasting away in other people's cubicles, I can tell you with complete authority that this movie gets every mind-numbing, insulting, and degrading aspect of the experience dead on. I suppose you should be thankful if you can't relate to what's going on in this film because it probably means you've never had to tip-toe into some middle manager's office on a Friday afternoon to get a signature on your time card.As for those who think "Clockwatchers" is "dull" or "boring," it's called subtly. Look into it.

P Adkins I think its kind of a known fact that Temp employees get the short end of the rope. Four women, picked to work in office, have their lives taped, where things get rough...OH, thats the tagline to a reality show! Well, anyway, that's what happens here. Parker Posey is everything you wish you could be while working in an office along with her three buddies... When several items come up missing, its these temps that pay the price. This is somewhat of a "9 to 5ish indie film" with Lisa Kudrow at her best! (7) Z.