The horror âExperiment Officeâ is the brainchild of director Greg McLean (âWolf Pitâ) and script writer James Gunn (âSlugâ, âGuardians of the Galaxyâ). This is a promising black concept film worthy of implementation, the creators of which manage to remind of morality and timeliness during the timekeeping.
Project authors
According to authoritative filmmakers, the horror Experiment âOfficeâ â(2017) received favorable reviews thanks to the talent of its authors. Most reviewers do not forget to mention the fact that despite the fact that the directorâs chair was taken by Australian Greg McLean, the idea of ââcreating the project belongs to the American James Gann, who gained worldwide popularity recently after working on Guardians of the Galaxy. The creative career of the filmmaker began in the 1990s, and he preferred films in the horror genre.
Being primarily a film dramatist, Gann worked on a script for such significant genre examples as âDawn of the Deadâ and âTroemo and Julietâ. Therefore, it is not surprising that the "Experiment" Office "reviews are mostly supportive, because Gann has impressive experience in feature films. Only family troubles prevented James from leading the production of horror, as a result, he transferred the story to another visionary.
From horror to satire
Often, the "Experiment" Office "" reviews of the audience are compared with the "Royal Battle" (2000). Such an association is not groundless, and the first impression of the beholder is partly true, but the authors are not so simple as to shoot another remake of the Asian film in a slightly different setting - changing locations and individual plot details.
Firstly, despite its outward frivolity, the âExperimentâ Office ââ reviews are positioned as a conceptual film, based not only on separate quotes from the classics of the genre, but also quite realistic psychological experiments with unpredictable and truly discouraging results. This innovative authorâs gesture was appreciated by both cinema experts and the audience.
Secondly, judging by the reviews of the "Experiment" Office ", film critics reward enthusiastic compliments of Gann for adding a significant share of gloomy irony to the plot, the main object of which are office canons, unwritten rules and orders. For example, the final massacre amid a demonstration of the company's presentation is the perfect example of a brilliant satire on corporate culture.
Successful transformation
This circumstance transforms the âOffice Experimentâ (reviews of the film strongly emphasize this fact) from pure horror to black comedy with a rare philosophical connotation. This transformation is painless for the general idea of ââthe picture, which looks like a single work, starting from the first minutes of timing and to the final credits. This is undoubtedly one of the main advantages of the tape.
It is worth mentioning the characters involved in the narration of the tape. There are a lot of characters, and the creators clearly do not spare them. This fact also gives the project a certain intrigue. Almost any of the heroes of the project can be forcibly removed from the famously unfolding plot at any second. In the products of the modern film industry, traditionally central characters are cherished, and the authors of the film boldly break the generally accepted foundations. This bold decision could not but be reflected in the evaluation of the painting âThe Experiment Office,â critics praise the creators for a revolutionary approach to structuring the tape.
Main advantage
Despite the fact that the plotâs deployment trajectory is predictable, the action looks vigorously, due to the fact that the dynamics of incidents are constantly growing, rapidly developing from banal skirmishes and quarrels between people between groups of locked characters to a bloody extravaganza using all available items of office equipment. By the way, it is no coincidence that in the movie "Office Experiment" the reviews of fans of the genre called the impressive drama of murders in the interiors of the corporation their main virtue. In the tape, each hero-employee of Belko is portrayed as a recognizable character, after the creators skillfully form them into groups and breed them throughout the building. As a result, it will be difficult to find a square meter without blood stains in a huge skyscraper. Sophisticated fans of the genre during the viewing will be interesting to guess who will be next and how they will take their lives. A simple layman will surely chuckle at black humor, which is rich in narration.
The only weak link
Perhaps the only moment that can upset the viewer is the final of the film. In addition to the traditional batch for continuation, it contains very few answers to questions, no reasons are given, which is why almost a hundred office workers began to mercilessly kill each other. Nevertheless, this is also an authorâs decision, so this denouement has the right to exist and organically complete the story at this stage.
Verdict
In general, the project of G. McLean and D. Gunn is an unpretentious, but verified comedic horror with a huge dose of overt cruelty and various violence. According to experts, this film in its entertaining brutality and deliberate ideological simplicity can be positioned as a modern folk horror. Moreover, with his presentation, he can impress even a skeptical audience. The picture is especially strongly recommended for viewing by fans of the Japanese source of The Hunger Games.