by Biddybot » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:51 am
It was supposed to be 'funny', just as Malkovich's character was supposed to be the 'hilarious' quintessential self-absorbed, micro-managing boss from hell. To be honest, I still think all the office stuff was well done and I do find it quite amusing when viewed as stand-alone office humour all by itself. I also think that it doesn't mesh well with the tone of the overall plotline and comes off in the end as pitfifully obvious padding more than anything else.
I dunno... Maybe it was stuck in there for Dilbert fans...
Even in the movieverse, Kickback remained unclear on the concept.