Fresh
In their low-budget, indie-film way, the Kornbluth brothers have come up with a modest, modern-day equivalent of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Haiku Tunnel
Work has never been so funny!
2001 · 1h 28m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Jacob Kornbluth
,
Josh Kornbluth
Overview
Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his temporary life and agrees to take a permanent position at the firm. Josh has difficulty adapting to his new lifestyle, which manifests in his inability to complete his simple initial task: mailing seventeen important letters.
Director and cast
- Jacob Kornbluth Director
- Josh Kornbluth Director
- Josh Kornbluth as Josh Kornbluth
- Keith Warren as Bob 'Bob' Shelby
- Sarah Overman as Julie Faustino
- Helen Shumaker as Marlina D'Amore
- Amy Resnick as Mindy
- Brian Thorstenson as Clifford
- Joanne Evangelista as Caryl
- Joe Bellan as Jimmy the Mail Clerk
- Michael X. Sommers as Crack Attorney
- Jodean Lawrence as Denise the Receptionist
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Kornbluth is funny, but not funny enough to carry his feature comedy.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
A low-budget, mild-mannered comedy, often amusing and at times laugh-out-loud funny.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Josh becomes increasingly distraught and depressed, but not nearly as much as the poor people watching the movie.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
As 'Josh's' story wears on, so does one's patience.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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