A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses. Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm's building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all. This is just an incredibly fun satire for genre fans, and I'm a bit surprised it didn't generate larger waves. It uses the old (but not yet tired) trope of an outbreak among people trapped in a building to put a hilariously violent spin on the kind of themes Mike Judge already explored to great comedic effect in 'Office Space' (1999): what happens when a repressed, disillusioned office clerk suddenly has the liberating epiphany that he doesn't give a fû*k anymore and decides he'll stick it to his boss no matter the consequences. <br/><br/>Only that in this version, everyone around said clerk - from the lowest employee to the highest executive - throws their (few remaining) moral restraints over board at the same time as he does. Not through their own will, mind, but because everyone in the building is infected with a virus that makes people act out their most aggressive impulses. As you can imagine, the result of that is not peace, love and happiness - but rather… what's the word… Oh yes: bloody MAYHEM. Needless to say, I had a blast. 7 Stars out of 10.<br/><br/>In case you're interested in more underrated low-budget films and fun B-movies, here's a list with some of my favorites: imdb.com/list/ls054808375/ Despite his better hopes, Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) has climbed the corporate ladder to be a soulless lawyer. Ewan Niles (Mark Frost) is his hippie mentor. Melanie Cross (Samara Weaving) pretends to be a lawyer to buy time from her bank foreclosure. Derek kicks her out. He gets framed by The Siren (Caroline Chikezie) and The Boss (Steven Brand) tells him to throw himself on top of the figurative grenade. The Nine board led by Irene Smythe (Kerry Fox) accepts The Boss' findings. The Reaper (Dallas Roberts) from HR executes the firing. Before Derek gets thrown out, SWAT arrives to quarantine the building. The office has been contaminated with a virus which unleashes the person's darkest impulses. It becomes non-stop mayhem. The Bull (André Eriksen) is muscle for The Boss.<br/><br/>Steven Yeun's leading man charisma is still in doubt but he makes for a fine worker drone. This is surprisingly fun despite its inherent camp. The premise is simple B-movie and it fits the style. There are some knowing jokes and some of them do actually work. It's both a fun satire of the modern workplace and a Die-Hard, The-Raid thriller. The lack of romantic chemistry between Derek and Melanie does hold this back some. They are awkwardly platonic together and any hookup is weird. Maybe it's the virus. Overall, there is some fun to be had. Though it's not particularly inventive, the film has a fine time pitting the office dwellers against each other.
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