The film "Corporate" (2014) is a comedy from the director Oleg Asadulin, known for his previous works "Phobos. Club of Fear", "Dark World: Balance", "Closed School". The project was released under the auspices of the Enjoy Movies film studio, which releases the majority of Russian comedy films, including Pregnant, Moms, and Friends of Friends. The recent release of the blockbuster Defenders blockbuster is also linked to the name Enjoy Movies. What formed the basis of the script "Corporate", written by Sergei Mokhnachev and Pavel Karnaukhov?
Comedy plot
The plot focuses on Igor, who works as a manager in a furniture salon and dreams of career growth. The guy secretly in love with a girl selling chandeliers nearby, but hesitates to admit his feelings. Igor's colleagues are looking forward to the corporate party in connection with the anniversary of the store. The director strictly punishes not to throw any parties. However, after his departure, the heroes begin to have fun. The table is full of snacks and bottles of alcohol. Conscientious Igor leaves the corporate party before everyone else, they say, tomorrow is a working day and you need to sleep. Others remain in the cabin and continue the festive feast.
In the morning, the responsible manager comes to work earlier than anyone and sees that the store is simply crushed. Which of the employees is to blame for this chaos and who will have to cover the losses of the store? Everyone tries to justify himself and tells how he spent the rest of the night after an unfortunate party. Igor, like Sherlock, is trying to restore the chain of nightly events and identify the culprit of the pogrom. Actors of the film "Corporate" are full of famous people. Miroslava Karpovich, Ksenia Sobchak, Marina Fedunkiv, Sergey Belogolovtsev, Natalya Medvedeva and others - the performers of all roles are somehow familiar to the viewer.
The main character performed by Nikolai Naumov
Nikolai Naumov, known for the series "Real Boys", appears as a bona fide manager. He began his career with a game in KVN, and became really popular after filming in a project about the life of ordinary Perm guys. At the Corporate Party, Naumov was able to move slightly away from his usual role, although his new hero retains the same immediacy and sincerity. Secret love makes him awkward, but in the end he still decides to speak with the object of adoration.
Minor Characters
The remaining actors of the film "Corporate", although they played secondary roles, but their appearance on the screen turned out to be no less bright. The number of celebrities in the film rolls over. The legendary Vladimir Tolokonnikov appears as a store guard. Miroslava Karpovich, known for her role as Masha in the series "Daddy's Daughters", plays a glamorous employee of the furniture salon, tirelessly painting her nails at the workplace. By the way, here another actress starred from "Daddy's daughters" - Elizabeth Arzamasova. Everyone remembers her as the know-it-all Galina Sergeevna. Andrei Fedortsov, an actor known as Vasily from The Deadly Force, transforms into Leonid, who is uselessly hungry for female attention. Filmed here and screen Dukalis - Sergei Selin.
Aristarchus Venes, who conquered the hearts of girls after the "Kadetstvo", plays the infantile party-goer Sasha. Marina Fedunkiv, who is Naumov’s colleague on the series “Real Boys,” got the role of the scandalous Jeanne, who is even afraid of the store’s director. His image was embodied by comedian Sergei Belogolovtsev - the star of the sitcom "33 square meters." Actors of the film "Corporate" include other comedians: Roman Yunusov, Mikhail Bashkatov and Natalya Medvedev. The duet of the spouses Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan is very interesting and curious - they appeared in the images of a girl of easy virtue and a driver. Unexpected personas of the comedy are musician Vasya Oblomov and Nikita Presnyakov. Oblomov’s song "Head" is included in the soundtrack. Also included were the rhythmic and perky compositions of the Russian groups “Leg Svelo”, “Two Airplanes” and “Mango-Mango”. To create a light and playful atmosphere, tracks of foreign performer Killy Cakes were also used.
Interesting Facts
The slogan "Corporate" during the rental - "At work, you need to work, not plump!". Comedy shows how many negative consequences drinking alcohol can cause in the workplace. The budget of the picture was $ 2 million, and fees exceeded the amount invested in the filming process twice. This was facilitated by the film's media actors. "Corporate" is distinguished by a dynamic change of various locations - the plot takes the viewer to bowling, then to character apartments, then to a club and to a youth street party.
Ratings by critics and viewers
Film critics took the film without much enthusiasm. Miloslav Chemodanov complained about vulgarity and pretense, as well as an uninteresting and unfunny plot. He noted that the actors of the film "Corporate" did not try very hard, and many characters came out pretended to be. At the same time, Ivan Nikolaev from "Evening Moscow" called the comedy soundly. The most true, of course, will be the viewer's own verdict after viewing. "Corporate" - the movie is very easy, and with it it is quite possible to pass a boring evening.