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Summary: Soooo 1995, but very funny
Review: Very funny office comedy, circa 1995 (i.e., before the internet boom). Sure Josh Kornbluth plays himself and he knows he's funny, but his take on the minutae of life and office work is so accurate that it's laugh-till-you-cry funny for those of us who have done temp work. One of the best moments in the film is when Josh's new boss advises him to: "go back to your office, calm down, focus, and catch up!" (complete with hand signals). The supporting actors and characters are somewhat underused in the shadow of Josh's foibles, but they are still very funny. At least rent this movie, then judge for yourself.
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Summary: Kornbluth Pleasure
Review: What a treat! Didnt know what to expect, and I had passed this movie by several times. If these brothers have made more movis, I want to know. Such subtle little messages and an entirely amusing subject. Josh probably represents a lot of miserable office workers and common people. He seemed determined to undermine his own success. The fellow office workers are priceless. What I really like about this movie is the lack of unnecessary conversation between the characters. See it.
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Summary: Anyone who works in the corporate world unwillingly
Review: will be amused by this movie -- it satirizes so many aspects of American corporate office life that we've come to take for granted (the IT sysadmin is a stitch -- and it's so true that from time to time they just reconfigure things for no apparent reason and cause things that used to work to quit working, like printers and passwords -- bringing your work to a halt).
The story involves Josh, a plump would-be novelist temp who turns from being productive to being totally nonproductive when he goes from temp to perm in a high-power SF lawfirm -- S & M. You wouldn't believe how much difficulty he has typing and mailing out 17 letters -- very important letters -- in a story that literature teachers would describe as picaresque -- one catastrophe after another, including Josh's neuroses, prevent him from getting this simple task done.
This is a low key, low budget, but amusing "art film". If your idea of the perfect movie is Lethal Weapon, there's a good chance you may not like this film, but if you are amused by literate, understated comedy and aren't terribly fond of working in an office, you will probably enjoy this take off on office life in America.
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Summary: This is the worst movie I've ever seen
Review: Yes, that's right, it's taken that honor away from "Congo." I am truly stunned by the positive reviews of this movie I read here. "Haiku Tunnel" was simply NOT FUNNY. I really don't know what else to say about it. I'd discuss its plot, but it didn't really have one. (Huge dork can't manage to mail 17 important letters for his boss, given a whole week in which to do it, doesn't deserve to be called a plot.)Oh, and when Josh (somehow) gets laid, it has got to be the least sexy sex scene ever committed to film. I was befuddled by the "R" rating as well. Evidently laughable (and mostly clothed) coupling plus a couple of four-letter words will do that. But this time I agree with the MPAA--as many people should be protected from this disaster of a film as possible. In closing, I will say that "Haiku Tunnel" is a perfect example of why Sony shouldn't call its "indie" film arm "Sony Picture Classics." This movie shouldn't even be in the same paragraph as the word "classic," unless we're talking about a classic example of how to waste a lot of people's time and money.
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