In all honesty, I don't really know how to take Head Office. It's an intriguing and offbeat comedy. Ambitious too. It raises a few laughs, a lot which are clever, the moments with a much over stressed company exec, Rick Moranis are the funniest, where sadly his role is cut short in this, not the only one the Lord takes on this day, at the crazy and highly corrupt company. Graduating from college, and going straight to work here, as a financier, and quickly making his way up the ladder, by virtually not doing anything, where underhand motives are at play here, prize possession, newbie, Reinhold, learns from various employees, what this business is really about, where he finally goes up against the big guns, as falling heavily, for this female beauty/activist, who too is demonstrating what this business is really about. Featuring a lot of comedy stars in surprisingly good performances, another stressed sort Devito, the second fatality, is another one, who's time is cut short in this. Reinhold who was slowly making a name for himself, at this time, in a string of movies, has a great likable and winning charisma, here, though many performances are better here, and Head Office, is a film to see once, out of curiosity It is quite smart, but if it's aiming to be a successful comedy, that's it's failing, as there's more movie instead. Don Dovello is a hoot as a chauffeur driver for the company. His scenes are gold. Him and Moranis, are the only real funny ones in it, but a few other stars have their moments. And what is Jane Seymour's role in this, really. To sex it up? That she does, in pink lingerie. Eddie Albert as the top corrupt gun here, sadly too is around a little at the start, then at the end. Head Office is sadly (I know I use that word a lot) another comedy attempt, that didn't come off like it hoped to. But it's well worth watching, for it's stars. Good soundtrack.
Review of Head Office
