I Really Hate My Job (2007)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Oliver Parker

Writer:

Jennifer Higgie (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You might assume that they're just three waitresses,one cook and a dishwasher but they see themselves as an artist ,an actor,a lover,an author and a revolutionary.

Plot:

'Every day is another day closer to the day I'll never have to do this again.' Five women, one restaurant...

Plot Keywords:

Cook | Restaurant | Dishwasher | Waitress | London England

Cast

Neve Campbell	...	Abi
Shirley Henderson	...	Alice
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Suzie
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Madonna
Oana Pellea	...	Rita
Danny Huston	...	Al Bowlly / Himself
Andrew Higgie	...	Guy #1
Nathaniel Parker	...	Guy #2
Hilary Sesta	...	Old Lady - Cecile
Leon Lissek	...	Old Man #1
Barry Morse	...	Old Man #2 - Georg

Directed by
Oliver Parker

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jennifer Higgie		writer

Produced by
Tim Cole	....	line producer
Alan Greenspan	....	producer
Andrew Higgie	....	producer
Matthew Justice	....	producer
Dominic Saville	....	producer

Original Music by
Charlie Mole

Cinematography by
Tony Miller

Film Editing by
Mary Finlay

Casting by
Alex Johnson

Production Design by
Charles Garrad

Art Direction by
Ben Smith

Set Decoration by
Steve Oakes

Costume Design by
Louise Stjernsward

Makeup Department
Donald McInnes	....	hair stylist
Donald McInnes	....	makeup artist
Ang Oxley	....	makeup artist
Catherine Scoble	....	hair stylist
Catherine Scoble	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jay Coquillon	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oscar Beuselinck	....	second assistant director
Lucy Egerton	....	third assistant director
Stuart Renfrew	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gene D'Cruze	....	construction coordinator
Charlie Goldthorpe	....	assistant art director
Jane Harwood	....	draughtsman
Tom Roberts	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Stuart Bagshaw	....	foley recordist
Fraser Barber	....	sound recordist
Ricky Butt	....	foley artist
Jamie Gambell	....	sound maintenance engineer
David Gerard	....	dubbing assistant
Dan Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris McLaughlin	....	sound assistant
Ben Meechan	....	supervising sound editor
Zak Melemendjian	....	supervising dialogue editor
Jonathan Rimas	....	adr mixer

Visual Effects by
John Claude	....	digital intermediate colourist

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Alexander	....	camera trainee
Steve Blake	....	gaffer
Ashley Bond	....	first assistant camera
Kerry Brown	....	still photographer
Bruce Knight	....	electrician
Barry McCullagh	....	electrician
Tom McGinley	....	best boy

Animation Department
Ben Bradley	....	digital artist

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadia Dunn-Hill	....	costume supervisor
Rose Truchet	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Greg Barrett	....	senior digital grade producer
Stephen Bearman	....	film scanner
Rebecca Budds	....	digital media coordinator
Aidan O'Brien	....	assistant editor
Paul Shore	....	digital film supervisor

Music Department
Hunter Davis	....	music supervisor
Steve Parr	....	music mixer

Other crew
Mary Alexander	....	production assistant
Rowena Ladbury	....	script supervisor
Greg Mcmanus	....	production coordinator
Barney Miller	....	floor runner
Tina Shadick	....	production accountant
Lee Thomas	....	production executive
Ceyda Torun	....	assistant to director

Production Companies

• 3DD Productions

Distributors

• Barnholtz Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2009) (Australia) (all media)

Other Companies

• Fatts  post-production script services
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Avid systems supplied by
• Mayflower Studios  adr recording studio
• Midnight Transfer  post-production facilities

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:89 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

3DD Productions

Movie Connections:

References "ER" (1994)

I can't say why, but I liked it

I find the mark on IMDb really low for the quality of the movie. The characters were complex and the acting great. Maybe the problem was that the characters really were too complex. Imagine a classy diner where 5 women try to satisfy the whims of their high-paying customers, while fighting a rat infestation and each having emotional issues to deal with.

It is, by all means, a film for women. Men watching this might not enjoy the endless laments and the emotional way in which the characters deal with their problems. However I find that the roles themselves were well crafted: a boss who seems to employ every annoying management technique in the book and drive her employees insane with difficult requests, but underneath a nice person that fights to reconcile her job with her conscience; an unemployed actress, always acting superior, but underneath feeling that she has failed in her life; a hysterical writer that can't publish her book; a new-age type of girl who lives in the past and tries to fix everybody; a middle aged woman who wants to feel alive again.

This is it. It feels like a play, it has only 5 characters and a guest appearance of Danny Houston, it plays with your emotions, but it really has a more appeal to women than men. Good movie though, and it deserves a higher mark.