Mike Judge's new film was a bit of a disappointment to say the least, but nonetheless the film was amusing in its own way. The film had much more potential than what Judge found, particularly in his script writing area, as the film dies towards the end. The female lead, Jennifer Aniston had a far too small role in the film, a mistake that could have been disastrous.

The film follows the life of Peter, a disgruntled computer programmer at a mindless corporation, Initech. While going to a hypnotheripist, Peter is put in a subconscious state, doesn't come out of it, and in the end questions his quality of life running through code looking for Y2K bugs. In the end decides that he couldn't care less, decides to not work, not turn up to work and tell the company what he thinks of them, seeing how long it takes for him to get the sack. An interesting character, Milton (Stephen Root, of 'Newsradio') plays an abused worker who's frustrations move directly to violent fantasies.

Judge in the end loses his way, but nonetheless this film is worth seeing simply for amusement value. Definitely recommended for a laugh.

This movie starts with two very attractive and very different young women standing in front of a building in New York. Carla (Heather Graham of Boogie Nights and Lost in Space fame) is blond, beautiful, clever and classy, while Lou (Natasha Gregson Wagner, daughter of the late Natalie Wood) is dark, cute, streetwise and spunky. Both are waiting for their boyfriend to return from an out-of-town trip. It soon becomes clear that they're waiting for the same guy. His name is Blake (Robert Downey), and he is a semi-successful actor who has secretly been seeing both women for ten months.

Breaking into Blake's spiffy loft, Carla and Lou decide to really surprise him. Unfortunately, they do nothing to surprise us. The movie from here on in slides into a round of accusations, confrontations, heartfelt 'deep' discussions (including a dissection of 'Hamlet') and a thoroughly ridiculous denouement in which we learn that even two-timers have feelings. If you enjoy wordy films, deep relationship discussions, as well as Downey Jr's exuberant and extravagant acting, then this is the movie for you. I am sorry to say that Downey's efforts to endear himself did not ring true for me.