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JASON Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller, Randall Park and Rob Corddry.

That’s not just a list of actors in the movie. It’s to prove that, somehow, despite its incredible comedic cast, the most Office Christmas Party will elicit is a mild chuckle or two. And some eye-rolls. Actually, make that many eye-rolls.

In the era of office wine and cheese afternoons and breakfasts with non-alcoholic mimosas, Clay (Miller) remembers the blowouts his late father used to throw the employees of the family business, IT firm Zenotek.

But he can’t even have his wine and cheese when his ball-breaking CEO sister Carol (Aniston) storms into the Chicago branch, threatening to close it down and/or fire 40 per cent of the staff unless they land a $14 million contract from Walter Davis (Courtney B. Vance) by the end of the day.

Can we tap out of this movie?Source:AP

In order to impress Walter, Clay, Josh (Bateman) and Tracey (Munn) try to turn their cancelled hangout into the rager to end all ragers.

It’s not hard to imagine what happens next — debauchery, drunkenness and poor life decisions ensue.

Along the way, there are subplots involving a nerdy tech guy who hires a coke-dealing prostitute (Abbey Lee Kershaw) to pose as his model girlfriend, an uptight and PC HR manager (McKinnon) learning to find the fun side of life and a will-they-won’t-they love story between Josh and Tracey.

Most of the movies that focus on one big out-of-control party tend to be more teen-focused (1998’s Can’t Hardly Wait comes to mind) and there’s not much in Office Christmas Party to suggest it’s appealing to anything more than a juvenile sense of humour.

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And unlike last year’s Christmas black comedy, The Night Before, there’s nothing clever or redemptive about this as it takes one predictable turn after another.

It’s far too long at one hour and 45 minutes as directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck (The Switch, Blades of Glory) stretch out each tired gag, revelling in what they might have mistaken as a jolly good time. By the time it reaches its climax, you’ll be convinced that it’s already Easter.

It’s an absolute waste of the on-screen talent who don’t even look they had that much fun making it. Sometimes, the more mediocre of comedies can be forgiven when you can clearly see the love that went into it, and the natural chemistry that is sadly absent here.

While Miller gets the best lines on offer, it pales in comparison to the words of gold he gets to sneer on Silicon Valley.

This is one Christmas party you’ll want to avoid at all costs.

Rating: 1.5/5

Office Christmas Party is in cinemas from today.

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